When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a
on the main street, but just couldn't find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him
where he needed to go.
He, in
, mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel. I
it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and
. I got into my car and he got into his, and we
ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed
wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and
_ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were
. But I thought I'd give it a（an）
and set off in that direction. I'd
noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－
, like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still
about where the hotel was.
When I
next to him, he couldn't believe it: "
did you find me?!" he asked. "I'm not sure, but I
that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more
and a handshake, we
. ' Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more _
.
| 小题1: | | A．museum | B．parking spot | C．hotel | D．grocery store |
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| 小题2: | | A．constantly | B．exactly | C．absolutely | D．completely |
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| 小题3: | | A．relief | B．panic | C．delight | D．puzzlement |
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| 小题4: | | A．confirmed | B．evaluated | C．analyzed | D．adjusted |
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| 小题5: | | A．took off | B．took up | C．took down | D．took over |
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| 小题6: | | A．lost | B．parted | C．fought | D．pushed |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．realized | B．considered | C．determined | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题9: | | A．Hopefully | B．Unbelievably | C．Consequently | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题10: | | A．big | B．vital | C．slim | D．Obvious |
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| 小题11: | | A．beginning | B．end | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．merely | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．before | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．at a loss | B．at a risk | C．at ease | D．at peace |
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| 小题15: | | A．put out | B．put up | C．pulled down | D．pulled in |
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| 小题17: | | A．tried out | B．figured out | C．burst out | D．carried out |
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| 小题18: | | A．luck | B．smiles | C．greetings | D．praise |
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| 小题19: | | A．left together | B．returned home | C．waved goodbye | D．rushed away |
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| 小题20: | | A．useful | B．sweet | C．common | D．wrong |
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