【Thesummerof1975I’djustgraduatedfromcollegeinSouthernCaliforniaandreceivedaFordCarfora36present.IhadmyfirstjobinLosAngeles.OneSundaynightthinkingmyselfavery37gown-upI38myuncle’spl】
Thesummerof1975I’djustgraduatedfromcollegeinSouthernCaliforniaandreceivedaFordCarfora 36 present.IhadmyfirstjobinLosAngeles.OneSundaynightthinkingmyselfavery 37 gown-upI 38 myuncle’splaceinSouthLagunaafteravisit 39admittingtohimthatIhadlessthananeighthofatankofgasandno 40 tobuymoreonthewaytoL.A.IpulledontothePacificCoastHighwayandwatchedthe 41 movedownasIheadednorth.WhentheenginestartedgivingoffstrongsmellsI 42 intoagasstation.Therewasnoself-servethen;therewerenocreditcardsnoATMs.
I 43 theguyatthestation.IcouldwritehimacheckforgasIsaidorIcould 44 inmycarandtrytowalktoatownwitha 45 thenextmorning.AshewasinformingmethatIcouldsleepinmycarbuthe’dhavemearrestedastationwagonpulleduptothenext 46 .Thedriver—athinplainmiddle-agedguy—overheardthetailendofmy 47 request.Astheattendantwentto 48 himhenoddedatme.“ 49 hertankfirst”hesaid.
“Really?”Isaid. 50 bloomed.“Ohthankyou.Thankyou.Butplease.Ijustneedtwo 51 worth.Ijustneedtogethome.”
“Fillit”he 52 totheattendant.Thenheturnedtome“You’lldothesameonedayforsomeoneelse.”
Ikeeplookingforsomeoneunluckyhopingtosaveher 53 ontheroad.MeanwhileincaseshenevershowsupItryforotheractsof 54 kindness.Thatquietdriverisalwaysatthepumpafewfeetawayinstructingtheattendanttofillmine 55 .
【小题1】A.graduationB.birthdayC.ChristmasD.wedding【小题2】A.independentB.honestC.politeD.confident【小题3】A.reachedB.leftC.witnessedD.took【小题4】A.afterB.withoutC.onD.by【小题5】A.timeB.chanceC.place