Kindnessisnotalwaysastraightline.IwastravelinginacityofCentralAmericawithafriendandwewere36apostoffice.WewerestandingonastreetcorneranddidnotknowwhattheSpanishwordfor“postoffice”was.Some37guy

　　Kindnessisnotalwaysastraightline.IwastravelinginacityofCentralAmericawithafriendandwewere 36 apostoffice.WewerestandingonastreetcorneranddidnotknowwhattheSpanishwordfor“postoffice”was.Some37 guycouldseewewere 38 andcameuptous.Wetriedto 39 whatwewerelookingforandhesaid“Ohyesyes”and 40 uswithourbackpacksoninthemiddleoftheheatofthedaydownalltheselittlecrooked(弯曲的)streets.Itseemedlikewewalkedformiles. 41hepointedustowarda 42 withoutanynameonit.Butwhenwe 43itturnedoutnottobethepostoffice.

　　Whenwecameoutandwere44 standingaroundlooking 45someoneelsesooncameup.Sheaskedifwe 46 help.Againwetriedtoexplain 47 weweregoing.Thewomansaidshe 48 wherethepostofficewas.Weheadedoffasshe 49 ustoanotherbuildingwhichalsohadno 50 andwhichalsoturnedoutnottobethepostoffice.

　　Atthispointwedecidedthat 51 wedidn’tknowwherewewerewewerenotgoingtolistentoanybodyelse.Butthenanotherpersoncameupandsaid“Ican 52 you.”Wesaid“Nothankyou” 53 hewasveryinsistent(坚持的).Heactuallygrabbedmebythehandanddragged(拉着)methroughthestreets.Circlingaroundwecamebacktothefirst 54 wehadbeenstandingonwhenwebegan.The 55 pointedacrossthestreetandtherewasthepostoffice.

　　36.A.fixingup B.lookingfor C.cleaningup D.workingfor

　　37.A.kind B.brave C.poor D.proud

　　38.A.excited B.surprised C.pleased D.confused

　　39.A.doubt B.explain C.consider D.guess

　　40.A.warned B.begged C.persuaded D.led

　　41.A.Luckily B.Gradually C.Finally D.Secretly

　　42.A.line B.word C.building D.city

　　43.A.tookpart B.turnedaround C.gaveup D.wentin

　　44.A.again B.only C.also D.even

　　45.A.late B.hurt C.lost