In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride(搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured(使…放心) me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.”
I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
小题1:The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because __________.
A．her work delayed her trip to Sydney
B．she missed the only train back home
C．the town was far away from Sydney
D．she was going home for her holidays小题2:Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A．He watched the girl for three hours.
B．He gave the girl a ride back home.
C．He bought sandwiches for the girl.
D．He helped the girl find a ride.小题3:The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that______.
A．she was going to the nearby town
B．she had known him for decades
C．she wanted to repay the favor she once got
D．she realized he was Gordon小题4:What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A．Those who give rides will be repaid.
B．Giving sometimes produces nice results.
C．Good manners bring about happiness.
D．People should offer free rides to others.
