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swer it. From my bedroom I heard him say. What? He39。記敘文體的完型、閱讀突破(二) When I settled in Chicago,my new city seemed so big and unfriendly, Then I had a physical problem and had to go to hospital for a thorough examination. It seemed a small ___1___pared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go___2___right from the beginning , Not having a car or____3__the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B,___4___I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was___5___I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the___6___direction. I___7___the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I look into the eyes of a___8___who was trying to get past me,____9__instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was__10____, After I explained my situation to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my appointment. Sitting there waiting , I felt____11__that someone had been willing to help , _12_____, hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend ____13__at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a___14___ to the hospital. Such unexpected___15___from a passerby was a lovely gift to receive, As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose faith , for all things are possible.1. A. chance B. challenge C. success D. mistake2. A. wrong B. easy C. fast D. ahead3. A. leaving B. visiting C. knowing D. appreciating4. A. Although B. Since C. Unless D. Once5. A. strange B. necessary C. obvious D. important6. A. same B. right C. general D. opposite 7. A. looked at B. waited for C. got off D. ran into8. A. driver B. friend C. stranger D. gentleman9. A. Especially B. Surprisingly C. Probably D. Normally10. A. nervous B. excited C. OK D. dangerous11. A. afraid B. grateful C. certain D. disappointed12. A. Thus B. Then C. Perhaps D. Surely13. A. staring B. laughing C. waving D. shouting14. A. lift B. suggestion C. bike D. guidebook15. A. results B. news C. kindness D. appearanceI became a gardener when I was twelve. My early intention of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to 1 my parents.At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with doubt at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to 2 !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.At that age, I always did something opposite to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they fo