It was 1958. I was eighteen and was working as a nurse in a rural town west of Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days   ____  from duty after working overtime for some time.    ___， the only train that day back to my hometown, over 270 km away, had already   ___.    I thought I'd thumb a lift.
I waited by the side of the   ____  for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and   ____  himself as Gordon. He said that   ____  he couldn't give me a lift, I could come to his house, which was across the road, for lunch. He'd been watching me and thought I must be   ____  after standing for hours. I hesitated but he assured me I was   ____， and he also offered to help me find a   ____  home afterwards.
When we arrived at Gordon's   ____， he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he stopped a car, which took me to my hometown.
Then I got married, but my husband didn't believe in giving   ____  a ride. This made me feel   ____  when we'd pass people waiting on the roadside, as I could   ____  offer them the lift they hoped for.
Twentyfive years later, in 1983, I was driving alone to a nearby town, when I   ____  an elderly man with a small boy, standing in the glaring heat, trying to   ____   a ride. I saw my chance to repay someone for the   ____   I'd been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked the   ____  up. I made them comfortable on the back seat and   ____  some water and sweets.
After a few minutes of small talk, the man said to me，“You haven't changed a bit,   ____ your red hair is still the same.” I couldn't   ____  where I'd met him. He then told me he was Gordon.
A.off                     B．away              
C．out                     B．up

A．Surprisingly B．Hopefully C．Unfortunately D．Strangely

A．started B．left C．delayed D．arrived

A．town B．station C．railway D．highway

A．considered B．described C．introduced D．named

A．when B．once C．although D．unless

A．tired B．thirsty C．angry D．hungry

A．careful B．safe C．young D．suspicious

A．lift B．way C．train D．bicycle

A．kitchen B．shop C．house D．garage

A．villagers B．strangers C．relatives D．neighbours

A．bad B．nervous C．excited D．anxious

A．ever B．still C．never D．sometimes

A．recognized B．noticed C．knew D．observed

A．offer B．enjoy C．demand D．get

A．support B．debt C．effort D．favour

A．pair B．couple C．group D．team

A．exchanged B．shared C．drank D．brought

A．even B．only C．thus D．just

A．remind B．repeat C．recommend D．recall