Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.
Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”
Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.
When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.
1. The writer always refuses to give people directions because _____________.| A．she is a stranger to the city | B．she doesn’t know the people |
| C．she has no time to help others | D．she’s afraid of giving wrong directions |
| A．sell her something | B．ask her the time |
| C．make friends with her | D．ask for the direction |
| A．lives | B．studies |
| C．works | D．teaches |
| A．The writer is too shy to give others directions. |
| B．The writer has a very poor sense of direction. |
| C．The writer never got lost when she was young. |
| D．The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer. |
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1. We can infer from the passage that Sam Berns was ________.
| A．very fat | B．very thin |
| C．good-looking | D．young-looking |
| A．of great intelligence |
| B．of complete failure |
| C．with an optimistic view on life |
| D．with a passive view on life |
| A．Cell. | B．Change. | C．Progerin. | D．Progeria. |
| A．To praise Sam Berns for his hardwork. |
| B．To show how famous Sam Berns was. |
| C．To encourage readers to live a positive life. |
| D．To show how Sam Berns dealt with challenges. |
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| A．Sam was born with a weak heart. |
| B．I couldn’t stop thinking about it. |
| C．He had really a very bad fall. |
| D．There are hundreds of children who die from heart diseases. |
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1. Why did Savannah Phillips weep?| A．She sensed her seatmate's unfriendliness. |
| B．She was confirmed that her seatmate was ill. |
| C．She was disgusted by the smelly seatmate. |
| D．She felt embarrassed at her weight problem. |
| A．He had a stomachache. |
| B．He was familiar with Phillips. |
| C．He liked Philips. |
| D．He was kind by nature. |
| A．Philips didn't believe in humanity. |
| B．Philips was grateful to Chase Irwin. |
| C．Such heroes were needed in every flight. |
| D．Flight attendants should deal with such incidents. |
| A．A hero of the attendant |
| B．Humanity lost forever |
| C．A romantic encounter |
| D．A journey of hurt and delight |
