A. agreed B. certain C. distance D. all right E. happened F. noise G. took place H. fool I. passed
While Mr. Green was waiting for a bus one morning，a car 1
him，going very rapidly. Mr. Green just had time to think，“That fellow’s 2
to have an accident if. . .”Suddenly the accident exactly 3
. The car hit the side of a bus violently as it was passing，and there was a terrible 4
and quite a lot of damage.
Mr. Green hurried to see whether anyone had been hurt，but everyone was 5
. However，the bus driver asked him to be a witness at the trial，and Mr. Green 6
At the trial，the judge asked Mr. Green，“How far were you from the place where the accident 7
？”
“Eleven metres and forty-eight centimetres，”Mr. Green answered. The judge was astonished and said，“How do you know the 8
so exactly？”
“Because I was expecting some fool to ask me，”Mr. Green answered.
生词
violent
/ˈvaɪələnt
/ adj.猛烈的，激烈的：He hit the man with a violent blow. 他猛地打了那个人一下。
‖violentlyadv.猛烈地，剧烈地
damage
/ˈdæmɪʤ
/ n.破坏，损坏：Was there much damage to the car？汽车损坏得严重吗？
witness
/ˈwɪtnəs
/ n.目击者，见证人：He is the witness of the accident. 他是这起事故的目击者。
trial
/ˈtraɪəl
/ n.审判：Their trial will be held next week. 对他们的审判将于下周进行。
expect
/ɪkˈspekt
/ v.估计，预料：I expect that she will come. 我估计她会来。
参考译文
一天早上，格林先生正在等公共汽车，一辆小汽车从他身旁飞驰而过。格林先生刚产生一个念头，“如果……这个家伙肯定要出事故。”突然，事故真的发生了。小汽车在经过一辆公共汽车时，猛烈地撞在它的侧面，相撞产生了可怕的声响，（两辆汽车）损毁严重。
格林先生赶忙过去看是否有人受伤，但大家全都安然无恙。然而，公共汽车司机还是请他在庭审时作证，格林先生同意了。
庭审时，法官问格林先生：“你离事故现场有多远？”
“11米零48厘米，”格林先生答道。法官很吃惊，他说：“你对这段距离怎么知道得这么准确？”
“因为我料到会有傻瓜问我这个问题。”格林先生答道。
