Question

Some people have a very poor sense(感覺) of direction. Unluckily， I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl， I never dared ask strangers the way. So I used to walk round in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now， I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions， but I often receive help-less or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If any-one ever asks me the way somewhere， I always say， “Sorry， I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work， I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps， I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However， I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office， the secretary (秘書) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.The writer always refuses to give people directions because _________.

A. she’s a stranger to the city

B. she doesn’t know the people

C. she has no time to help others

D. she’s afraid of giving wrong direction

2.A man stopped the writer on the way to _________.

A. sell her something B. ask for the time

C. make friends with her D. ask for the direction

3.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer _________.

A. lives B. studies C. works D. teaches

4.The word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means “_________”.

A. 尷尬 B. 困惑 C. 激動(dòng) D. 拮據(jù)

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer is too shy to help others.

B. The writer has a very poor sense of direction.

C. The writer never got lost when she was young.

D. The man was quite nervous.

Answer 1