I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was ___1__Costa Rica when I found myself in an __2___situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of ___3____ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ___4___.
I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ___5___I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ___6___. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and___7___email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside. With the only coins I had, I ___8____the bus terminal(终点站）and found a village, which ___9___almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.
I knocked door to door,__10___in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ___11___to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a ____12____－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody ___13____, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no __14___ food or space. Maybe you can try the next __15____.” And they’d point me to another house.
____16___, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very ____17___. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ___18___me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my___19____days in Costa Rica.
This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to ____20___, it actually makes you feel happy.
1．A. circling B. considering C. entering D. visiting
2. A. absurd B. impossible C. awkward D. ordinary
3. A. use B. range C. control D. date
4. A. advantage B. wonder C. name D. credit
5. A. necessity B. possession C. memory D. impression
6. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months
7. A. again B. even C. yet D. thus
8. A. looked for B. headed to C. stayed at D. thought of
9. A. created B. earned C. saved D. cost
10. A. explaining B. reminding C. apologizing D. informing
11. A. managed B. needed C. failed D. agreed
12. A. job B. meal C. room D. conversation
13. A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew
14. A. extra B. cheap C. prepared D. wasted
15. A. time B. chance C. family D. restaurant
16. A. Normally B. Naturally C. Directly D. Finally
17. A. sensible B. rich C. confident D. generous
18. A. rescue B. comfort C. interview D. encourage
19. A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining
20. A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel
