Question

When I was a teenager, I got lost in a foreign country. I was in Berlin (柏林), Germany, on my month-long mission trip in Europe. My team and I had one night there to spend however we pleased. Most of my teammates decided to stay indoors and relax. But I did not want to pass up the chance to explore Berlin.

I visited a lot of major attractions around the city that night. When I got tired off, I checked the time on my watch. I was surprised to see that it was two o’clock in the morning! As I walked to a subway station, I realized that it was my dad’s birthday. This would be the first birthday I couldn’t celebrate with him because he passed away a few months earlier. Before I could begin reminiscing (回憶) about my dad, the train was about to leave. I dashed onto the train. At first, I was thankful to have made it onto the train. But it quickly turned to panic (恐慌) when I noticed that the train was headed in the wrong direction!

I looked around the nearly empty train. I saw a young woman sitting quietly by the window and came up to her "Hi. Do you speak English? I’m lost. Can you help me?" I asked.

The woman understood. She told me how to return to where I had first gotten on the train. But I was too nervous to follow her instructions. Without thinking, I asked. Can you come with me? Her face froze at my sudden request (要求). After a long second of hesitation, she agreed to help me.

On the journey back to my train station, she and I chatted. We shared our life stories, our sadness and our hopes for the future. At my stop, she thanked me for sharing so much with her. She also told me how I had encouraged her. I couldn’t believe this stranger with the big heart was thanking me! I gave her a hug and thanked her for her incredible (難以置信的) kindness.

1.Why didn’t the writer stay indoors and relax like most of her teammates?

A.Because one of her teammates encouraged her to explore Berlin.

B.Because she didn’t get along with her teammates very well.

C.Because she had nothing to do and felt pretty bored at that time.

D.Because she thought it would be a pity not to go around the city.

2.Why couldn’t the writer celebrate her dad’s birthday?

A.Because it was two o’clock in the morning.

B.Because she was in a foreign country.

C.Because her dad died a few months ago.

D.Because she forgot her dad’s birthday.

3.Which of the following isn’t true when the writer was in trouble?

A.It was early in the morning and there were few people on the train.

B.The writer didn’t know how to get back to the original (原來(lái)的) train station.

C.The young woman on the train didn’t know how to speak English.

D.The writer got on a wrong train and it was headed in the wrong direction.

4.From the sentence "Her face froze at my sudden request." we can know that ________.

A.The woman couldn’t understand the writer very well.

B.The woman felt as cold as the writer at that time.

C.The woman was pleased to come with the writer immediately.

D.The woman was surprised at what the writer had just asked.

5.On the journey back to the train station, the writer probably didn’t share ________ with the young woman.

A.her dream job in the future B.her dads passing

C.her teammates’ secrets D.her mission trip

6.What’s the best title for the passage?

A.Making friends on a mission trip B.Lost in a foreign country

C.Travelling around Berlin by train D.Kindness from a stranger

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