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That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco.There I was, __1__
home at one in the morning after a(n) __2__ practice at the theatre.With __3__ night only a week
away, I was still learning my __4__.I was having __5__ dealing with my parttime job at the bank
and my acting at theatre at the same time.As I walked, I thought seriously about __6__ both acting
and San Francisco.__7__ had become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very __8__ and cold.I began running,
both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robber(抢劫犯).Very few people were
still out except a few sadlooking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a __9__ behind me.I10quickly, half expecting
to see someone with a knife or a gun.The street was11 .All I saw was a streetlight.12 , 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 my13falling to the sidewalk.
14I 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 sidewalk15for fif 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)16to the sidewalk
next to me.When a voice called from the inside, 'Alisa Camacho?' I thought I was17 .How could
this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small redhaired man with a(n)18
look in his eyes.'Is this what you're looking for?' he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 am by the time I got into bed.I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had gotten
my wallet back.I also had gotten back some19of city life.I realized that the city couldn't be a bad
place20people were willing to help each other.
( )1. A. flying
( )2. A. exciting
( )3. A. opening
( )4. A. lines
( )5. A. ability
( )6. A. picking up
( )7. A. City life
( )8. A. sad
( )9. A. shout
( )10. A. ran
( )11. A. empty
( )12. A. Still
( )13. A. note
( )14. A. Surprisingly
( )15. A. anxiously
( )16. A. pull up
( )17. A. awake
( )18. A. surprising
( )19. A. comfort
( )20. A. as a result B. driving
B. tiring
B. closing
B. positions
B. trouble
B. turning up
B. Performances
B. happy
B. cry
B. turned
B. quietly
B. But
B. cap
B. Suddenly
B. nervously
B. turn over
B. dreaming
B. surprised
B. enjoyment
B. as far as C. moving
C. fascinating
C. dancing
C. orders
C. possibility
C. thinking of
C. Accountant
C. small
C. song
C. jumped
C. noisy
C. Also
C. key
C. Ridiculously
C. whole?heartedly
C. pass by
C. beaten
C. amused
C. pressure
C. as long as
D. walking
D. enjoyable
D. important
D. characters
D. worry
D. giving up
D. Job searching
D. great
D. noise
D. stepped
D. deserted
D. Furthermore
D. wallet
D. Absurdly
D. sadly
D. go away
D. stolen
D. amusing
D. excitement
D. as if