Recently my wife and I were faced with a difficult situation while traveling by car in the mountains with our hired (雇佣的) driver. It was going to be a long ride and we were ________. Just as we began to doze (打盹), the engine made a strange, loud noise and then ________ working.

The sun was just setting and the air was getting cooler. We tried communicating with the driver but with little success. He told us he was going to get ________ and then left.

In a distant location (位置) with no houses in sight, we started to hear the cries of wild animals. We didn’t have much food and it was getting colder and darker. I began to ________ confidence. Should we leave the car and look for shelter? Would our driver ever ________? Was he a trustworthy (可靠的) man? We were very ________.

A couple of hours passed. ________, the headlights from another car could be seen in the ________. A man got out of the car. He looked ________ at first until his mouth opened with a big friendly smile. He asked us to get into the ________ with him. He had such a kind face, so we knew we could depend on (依靠) him. We climbed into the car.

Before we left, he put a note on the windshield (挡风玻璃) of our car with his phone number on it. Then he drove us to a nearby village, and we ________ his family. They offered us tea and local foods, and everyone asked us questions and were happy to have ________ guests.

Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our ________. He kept his word and drove the car to pick us up. We prepared to leave and thanked our new friends.

I will never forget the ________ and hospitality we received on that day because we depended on a(n) ________ for help.

A doctor was famous for his skills. Once he received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to the doctor’s skill and care, his young patient got well and could get up and run about again.

The child’s mother was very much thankful to the doctor, and she visited him to thank him for what he did for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I make this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude (感激). I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee (费用) is?”

“Fifty pounds,” he answered.

The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She gave one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag, said goodbye to the doctor and went out of the room.