(2021年山东部分重点中学新起点摸底联考)
This semester, I am studying abroad at Mahidol University in Thailand.One day, I traveled to Kancheanaburi with two friends.After visiting our last destination, due to the __1__ of local transportation, we decided to take a long walk to the station to __2__ the last bus at 8 p.m.back.
However, when we arrived around 7:20 p.m., we were told by the staff there that we went to the wrong place.We did not even think about __3__ this could happen or where we actually were since the only __4__ then was how to get to the station on time.With no taxi on the road and no bus to the station, we were __5__ there.Seeing our anxiety, the staff said they could help us.The male staffer immediately stopped having his dinner and __6__ the motorcycle engine.However, that motorcycle, as the only transportation they __7__ at that time, could only take one passenger.It would take __8__ 15 minutes for a round trip.
Around 7:40 p.m., I was still there.Suddenly, a young man came to __9__ someone off with a motorcycle.The female staffer, who kept talking with me to alleviate(缓和)my worry, stopped him.After they spoke, he nodded, and she hurried me up to __10__ the motorcycle.I did not know who he was, but I could remember that he seemed as __11__ as I was, like the person who was about to miss the last bus back was him instead of me.He drove fast, which I normally would be afraid of, but I felt __12__ then.With my hands on his shoulder, I believed he would __13__ send me to the station safely.
Everything happened so quickly.It was not until the next day that I knew we __14__ went to their administrative (行政的)office at first.Although I have said “Thank you” to them several times, I still think it is not enough to express my appreciation.I know who they are now: They are the nameless people who are willing to selflessly help others, __15__ love and warmth in society.
( )1.A.absence B.number
C.speed D.limitations
( )2.A.chase B.grasp
C.catch D.seize
( )3.A.how B.why
C.when D.what
( )4.A.dilemma B.approach
C.annoyance D.concern
( )5.A.stuck B.abandoned
C.blocked D.isolated
( )6.A.started B.set
C.fired D.launched
( )7.A.paid attention to B.had faith in
C.had a preference for D.had access to
( )8.A.no more than B.less than
C.more than D.more or less
( )9.A.drop B.take
C.leave D.send
( )10.A.get off B.get on
C.get in D.get into
( )11.A.frustrated B.annoyed
C.worried D.satisfied
( )12.A.in belief B.with respect
C.for sure D.at ease
( )13.A.desperately B.directly
C.definitely D.deliberately
( )14.A.merely B.mistakenly
C.brilliantly D.steadily
( )15.A.sparing B.spreading
C.transforming D.transmitting