It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days ____ from duty after working overtime for some time. ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already ___. I thought I'd thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the ____ for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and ____ himself as Gordon. He said that ____ he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be ____ after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was ____， and he also offered to help me find a ____ home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon's ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving ____ a ride. This made me feel ____ when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could ____ offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I ____ an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to ____ a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the ____ I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the ____ up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and ____ some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit, ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't ____ where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
小题1:A.off B．away
C．out B．up
| 小题2: | | A．Surprisingly | B．Hopefully | | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题3: | | A．started | B．left | | C．delayed | D．arrived |
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| 小题4: | | A．town | B．station | | C．railway | D．highway |
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| 小题5: | | A．considered | B．described | | C．introduced | D．named |
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| 小题6: | | A．when | B．once | | C．although | D．unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．tired | B．thirsty | | C．angry | D．hungry |
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| 小题8: | | A．careful | B．safe | | C．young | D．suspicious |
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| 小题9: | | A．lift | B．way | | C．train | D．bicycle |
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| 小题10: | | A．kitchen | B．shop | | C．house | D．garage |
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| 小题11: | | A．villagers | B．strangers | | C．relatives | D．neighbours |
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| 小题12: | | A．bad | B．nervous | | C．excited | D．anxious |
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| 小题13: | | A．ever | B．still | | C．never | D．sometimes |
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| 小题14: | | A．recognized | B．noticed | | C．knew | D．observed |
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| 小题15: | | A．offer | B．enjoy | | C．demand | D．get |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．debt | | C．effort | D．favour |
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| 小题17: | | A．pair | B．couple | | C．group | D．team |
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| 小题18: | | A．exchanged | B．shared | | C．drank | D．brought |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．repeat | | C．recommend | D．recall |
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