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That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines (臺詞). I was having _______ dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about _______ up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down _______streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my flat, I heard a sound behind me. I _______quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me _______, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my flat building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my _______ falling to the sidewalk. Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to _______I'd heard the noise. Although I_______the sidewalk anxiously(憂慮的) for fifteen minutes, my wallet was_______ to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾車) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the ________ , “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my ________ ? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. “Is this what you're looking for?” he asked, ________ up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much ________ that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some ________ of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were ________ to help each other.

1.A. fun B. trouble C. interest D. boredom

2.A. giving B. keeping C. going D. clearing

3.A. narrow B. dirty C. empty D. dark

4.A. ran B. turned C. walked D. looked

5.A. sad B. happy C. cold D. nervous

6.A. wallet B. watch C. hat D. key

7.A. when B. where C. what D. which

8.A. looked B. found C. searched D. headed

9.A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

10.A. outside B. above C. behind D. inside

11.A. home B. name C. address D. wallet

12.A. bringing B. taking C. holding D. keeping

13.A. money B. sleep C. happiness D. practice

14.A. enjoyment B. sadness C. puzzle D. disappointment

15.A. pleasant B. anxious C. energetic D. willing

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D 【解析】 這篇短文講述的是在舊金山生活的作者在生活中遇到了麻煩，想要放棄在這個城市的生活。一個晚上作者的錢包在她回家的路上丟了，一個陌生的男人撿到并還給了她。這個來自陌生人...

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