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 . And 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 ever asks the way 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 return 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 secretory 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 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.The Friendship Building is the place where the writer ______.
A.lives B.studies C.works D.teaches
3.The word "embarrassed " in the last paragragh means "_______"
A.尴尬 B.困惑 C.激动 D.拮据
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A. The writer is too shy to give others directions
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
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Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red， for example， is the color of fire， heat， blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like _______. Red is used for signs of_______ ， such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright， warm color of _______ in autumn. People say orange is a _______ color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of _________. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too， with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in _________. People say it is a refreshing color. In general， people _________ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red， orange and _________. Where there are warm color and a lot of light， people usually want to be _________. Those who like to be with _________ like red. The cool colors are _________ and blue. Where are these colors， people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to _________ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good _________ for a living room or a ________ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. _______ colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
1.A. sadness B. anger C. administration D. smile
2.A. roads B. ways C. danger D. places
3.A. land B. leaves C. grass D. mountains
4.A. lively B. dark C. noisy D. frightening
5.A. moonlight B. light C. sunlight D. stars
6.A. summer B. spring C. autumn D. winter
7.A. speak B. say C. talk about D. tell
8.A. green B. yellow C. white D. gray
9.A. calm B. sleepy C. active D. helpful
10.A. the other B. another C. other one D. others
11.A. black B. green C. golden D. yellow
12.A. go round B. go by C. go off D. go along
13.A. one B. way C. fact D. matter
14.A. factory B. classroom C. restaurant D. hospital
15.A. Different B. Cool C. Warm D. All
—Why not come and join us in the game?
—__________， but I must meet Mr Smith at his office now.
A. I’d like to. B. Let’s go
C. Yes， please D. It’s a pleasure
—Could you tell me _____ ?
—Sorry， I don’t know. You can ask Mr Zhou for help.
A. which country would hold the next Olympics
B. how many people died in the 8.1-magnitude earthquke happened in Nepal
C. whyEastern Star sunk in the Changjiang River
D. how can we book the train tickets to Beijing
Where have you been， Ann? You ______ on the phone just now.
A. wanted B. are wanted
C. had wanted D. were wanted
He told me that he ________ here for five minutes.
A. has come B. had arrived
C. had been D. came
