It is all very well to bla me traffic jams, the co st of p etrol and the q uic k pa ce of modern life, but manners on the roads a re becoming horrible. E verybo dy knows that the ni c est men become m onste rs b e hind the wheel. You might tolerate the odd road - hog (乱开车的司机) , the rude and 1 driver, but now a days the well-mannered motorist is the 2 to the rule. Perhaps the situation ca ll s for a “Be Kind to O ther Dr iv ers” campaign , otherwise it may get 3 out of hand. Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed am good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to 4 when subjected to unc ivilized behavior . On the other hand , a little politeness goes a long way towards relie v ing the 5 of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in 6 to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so 7 in modem traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to 8 politeness when they see i t A veteran dr iv er , whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter 9 into traffic streams one at a time withou t causing the to tal blockages that give rise to bad temper. Unfor tunately, modem motorists can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the subtle aspects of roads m anship . Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership 1 0 would demand a lot more g iv e-and- t ake from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart. A . evoke B . completely C . response D. emotions E . necessary D. inconsiderate G . doubtfu ll y H . revenge I . exception J . obedience K . recognize L . tensions M . sympathetic N . correctly O . explosion