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 practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). 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 quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. 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.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called 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 amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1.How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A.Cold and sick. B.Lucky and hopeful.
C.Satisfied and cheerful. D.Disappointed and helpless.
2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.
A.solving her problem at the bank
B.taking part in various city activities
C.learning acting in an evening school
D.preparing for the first night show
3.On her way home the writer_____.
A.lost her wallet unknowingly
B.was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C.was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D.found some homeless people following her
4.In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A.Someone offered to take her back home.
B.A red-haired man came to see her.
C.She heard someone call her name.
D.Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
5.From the text, we can infer that the writer_____.
A.would stop working at night
B.would stay on in San Francisco
C.would make friends with cleaners
D.would give up her job at the bank
A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the ______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of ______ as a result of exhausted battery (电池). Nothing could be done but ______ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the _____ of the rescue (救援).
It is almost ______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his ______: “First of all I checked up my ______ conditions and found myself not in fatal (致命的) danger. As there was no ______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from ______. In this way I dozed (打盹) off.”
His story put an end to my regret for the ______ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men ______ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ____ to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ______. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ______ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ______ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ______ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.
Don’t you think that you can compare it with ______ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life and work, you are lost in darkness. Mind you (请你注意) it’s ______ yet and you needn’t put up struggle ______. It seems to be a negative attitude; ______ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (预见) as well as great courage in the first place.
1.A.hopeless B.worst C.more D.best
2.A.place B.way C.order D.work
3.A.cry B.lie C.wait D.sleep
4.A.delay B.success C.team D.arrival
5.A.untrue B.unimaginable C.true D.useless
6.A.plan B.decision C.explanation D.excuse
7.A.physical B.mental C.working D.medical
8.A.method B.way C.alternative D.strength
9.A.rotting B.spreading C.hurting D.bleeding
10.A.loss B.failure C.disappointment D.sadness
11.A.had B.managed C.tried D.planned
12.A.Willing B.Unable C.Determined D.Deciding
13.A.hearing B.sight C.feeling D.direction
14.A.rescue B.village C.local D.brave
15.A.end B.top C.opening D.side
16.A.save B.help C.stop D.calm
17.A.adventure B.work C.life D.man
18.A.unclear B.unacceptable C.unnecessary D.unable
19.A.really B.immediately C.carefully D.hopefully
20.A.and B.so C.but D.while
She _____ working at night and it took her a few months to _____ it.
A.was not used to, used to B.used to, was not used to
C.did not used to, got used to D.was not used to, get used to
Today we are going to talk about the effects of smog ______ the environment.
A.to B.towards C.on D.in
When I went into the room, I saw my foreign teacher ____ some students with their oral English.
A.helping B.to help C.help D.having helped
It was when I got back to my apartment ________ I first came across my new neighbors.
A.who B.where
C.which D.that
