WhenIstoppedbytogetanewspaperatallsinceremancameovertomeaskingforhelpwithdirections.WithaprintoutofGooglemapshewaslookingforaonthemainstreetbutjustcouldn'tfindit.AftercheckingouthiswrittendirectionsImappeditonmyphoneandshowedhimwhereheneededtogo.
Heinmentionedthathehadtriedgoingtherebuttherewasnosuchstreetnumberandhejustcouldn'tlocatehishotel.Iitagainforhim.Hethankedmewithabigsmileshookmyhandand.Igotintomycarandhegotintohisandweways.AsIdrovetothenextgrocerystoreandwentinIsensedwrongaboutthedirections-soIGoogledtheaddressagainand_thathewaslookingfortherightaddressbutinacityhalfanhouraway!
ithadbeenseveralminutesandinthepeakrushhourtimethechancesoffindinghimamileaway-wherehewassurelystilllookingaround-were.ButIthoughtI'dgiveita(an)andsetoffinthatdirection.I'dnoticedwhathiscarlookedlikeandwasjustabouttogiveup.IparkedmycarasIconsideredwhatelseIcoulddo-likemagichedroverightbyandpulledoverintoanearbyparkingspotstillaboutwherethehotelwas.
WhenInexttohimhecouldn'tbelieveit:"didyoufindme?!"heasked."I'mnotsurebutIthatyouareinthewrongcity!"Ishowedhimtherightdirectionsandaftermoreandahandshakewe.'Likelythatwe'llnevermeetagainandthatmakesitmuchmore_.
1.A.museumB.parkingspotC.hotelD.grocerystore
2.A.constantlyB.exactlyC.absolutelyD.completely
3.A.reliefB.panicC.delightD.puzzlement
4.A.confirmedB.evaluatedC.analyzedD.adjusted
5.A.tookoffB.tookupC.tookdownD.tookover
6.A.lostB.partedC.foughtD.pushed
7.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything
8.A.realizedB.consideredC.determinedD.acknowledged
9.A.HopefullyB.UnbelievablyC.ConsequentlyD.Unfortunately
10.A.bigB.vitalC.slimD.Obvious
11.A.beginningB.endC.changeD.try
12.A.hardlyB.merelyC.regularlyD.occasionally
13.A.whileB.beforeC.whenD.since
14.A.atalossB.atariskC.ateaseD.atpeace
15.A.putoutB.putupC.pulleddownD.pulledin
16.A.WhereB.WhyC.WhenD.How
17.A.tri