Some people have a very poor sense 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 helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way to 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 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 directions
( )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 word “embarrassed” in the last paragraph means _____.
A. 尴尬的 B. 困惑的 C. 激动的 D. 拮据的
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer is too shy to give others directions.
B. 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 when he saw the writer.