I always wondered how people would react...

I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a total stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or a mall. I had always ______ a stranger who tried to catch my ______ in a busy place.

Yesterday I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage because I just had the ______ to do it after many days of planning. After the ______, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot but my phone was _____.

Then I requested the shop assistant who had ______ sold me the merchandise （which was not cheap）if she could ring my driver for me. She ______ that it was the shop policy that they cannot use ______ while working in the shop.

After I got out of the shop onto the busy street, I ______ a young mother with her two kids to make the same ______. As soon as I said “Excuse me, madam!” she grabbed her kids and ran. I ______ a kidnapper.

I stood there wondering how many times I had ______ to strangers like the young _____. I stood there in the ______ street with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if there was a sign of ______ on their faces.

I saw a man pretty shabbily dressed compared to me who ______ to notice me. I just stopped him and made my request. He ______ called my driver and waited till my car came to make sure I was picked up, turned around ______ I could thank him adequately and was gone.

I was ______ by his kindness and hope I will do ______ to strangers who try to catch my attention from now on.

1.A. helped out    B. hurried by    C. smiled at    D. taken in

2.A. attention    B. thought    C. devotion    D. sympathy

3.A. right    B. time    C. ability    D. way

4.A. rest    B. lunch    C. bargain    D. purchase

5.A. lost    B. dead    C. gone    D. wrong

6.A. still    B. simply    C. just    D. even

7.A. believed    B. promised    C. replied    D. predicted

8.A. phones    B. clocks    C. watches    D. computers

9.A. noticed    B. recognized    C. welcomed    D. approached

10.A. mistake    B. request    C. apology    D. comment

11.A. met with    B. appeared in    C. felt like    D. ran after

12.A. referred    B. objected    C. reacted    D. applied

13.A. driver    B. assistant    C. man    D. mum

14.A. busy    B. clean    C. deserted    D. dark

15.A. eagerness    B. forgiveness    C. thankfulness    D. kindness

16.A. pretended    B. seemed    C. managed    D. attempted

17.A. suddenly    B. frequently    C. actually    D. immediately

18.A. before    B. when    C. unless    D. while

19.A. disappointed    B. puzzled    C. surprised    D. frightened

20.A. similarly    B. normally    C. quickly    D. carefully