That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring
at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was
learning my lines. I was having trouble
my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously
giving up both acting and San Francisco.
had become too much for me.
As I walked down
streets under tall buildings, I felt very
and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned
, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty.
I saw was a shining streetlight.
, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to
I’d heard the noise.
I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about
the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice
from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an
look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,
a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I
get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I
had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place
people were willing to help each other.
| 小题1: | | A．exercise | B．work | C．practice | D．training |
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| 小题2: | | A．still | B．already | C．yet | D．only |
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| 小题3: | | A．to deal with | B．to handle with | C．handling with | D．dealing with |
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| 小题5: | | A．City life | B．Country life | C．School life | D．Modern life |
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| 小题6: | | A．busy | B．crowded | C．noisy | D．empty |
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| 小题7: | | A．proud | B．confident | C．small | D．excited |
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| 小题8: | | A．fast | B．immediately | C．rapidly | D．quickly |
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| 小题9: | | A．All which | B．All | C．That | D．Which |
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| 小题10: | | A．Therefore | B．Still | C．Consequently | D．Subsequently |
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| 小题11: | | A．Suddenly | B．Gradually | C．Absolutely | D．Exactly |
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| 小题12: | | A．which | B．that | C．where | D．what |
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| 小题13: | | A．Even if | B．Although | C．As if | D．As though |
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| 小题14: | | A．to give in | B．giving in | C．to give up | D．giving up |
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| 小题15: | | A．called | B．calling | C．was called | D．to call |
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| 小题16: | | A．amusing | B．amazing | C．amazed | D．amused |
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| 小题17: | | A．to hold up | B．holding up | C．to hold on | D．holding on |
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| 小题18: | | A．couldn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．didn’t | D．shouldn’t |
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| 小题19: | | A．still | B．already | C．also | D．certainly |
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| 小题20: | | A．as far as | B．as well as | C．as soon as | D．as long as |
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