Taking a taxi in a certain Eastern European country can be a shocking experience. 1. is said that some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And2. a button is pushed, the seat will give you 3. electric shock. These taxi drivers don’t do this 4. fun. They do it to tourists 5. argue about the ridiculous(可笑的，荒謬的) fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much 6. ten times the legal fare.

They have a secret switch which makes the meters run faster. If the tourists refuse to pay, 7. are really in for a shock.

In one case, a German woman had no 8. (choose) but to pay $120 for a $ 20 ride from the airport. She said that she was "really taken for a ride," but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she 9. (threaten) with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus 10. stay at home.”

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