Kindness is not always a straight line. I was traveling in a city of Central America with a friend, and we were 36 a post office. We were standing on a street corner and did not know what the Spanish word for “post office” was. Some 37 guy could see we were 38 and came up to us. We tried to 39 what we were looking for, and he said, “Oh, yes, yes,” and 40 us, with our backpacks on in the middle of the heat of the day, down all these little crooked (弯曲的) streets. It seemed like we walked for miles. 41 , he pointed us toward a 42 without any name on it. But when we 43 , it turned out not to be the post office.
When we came out and were 44 standing around looking 45 , someone else soon came up. She asked if we 46 help. Again, we tried to explain 47 we were going. The woman said she 48 where the post office was. We headed off as she 49 us to another building which also had no 50 and which also turned out not to be the post office.
At this point we decided that 51 we didn’t know where we were, we were not going to listen to anybody else. But then another person came up and said, “I can 52 you.” We said “No, thank you,” 53 he was very insistent (坚持的). He actually grabbed me by the hand and dragged (拉着) me through the streets. Circling around, we came back to the first 54 we had been standing on when we began. The 55 pointed across the street, and there was the post office.
36. A. fixing up B. looking for C. cleaning up D. working for
37. A. kind B. brave C. poor D. proud
38. A. excited B. surprised C. pleased D. confused
39. A. doubt B. explain C. consider D. guess
40. A. warned B. begged C. persuaded D. led
41. A. Luckily B. Gradually C. Finally D. Secretly
42. A. line B. word C. building D. city
43. A. took part B. turned around C. gave up D. went in
44. A. again B. only C. also D. even
45. A. late B. hurt C. lost D. busy
46. A. offered B. needed C. accepted D. refused
47. A. when B. why C. how D. where
48. A. forgot B. knew C. wondered D. dreamed
49. A. followed B. called C. guided D. welcomed
50. A. door B. owner C. sign D. step
51. A. even though B. as long as C. as soon as D. as if
52. A. promise B. help C. remember D. understand
53. A. or B. so C. and D. but
54. A. office B. corner C. floor D. circle
55. A. friend B. postman C. stranger D. boss