Unexpected things may happen every day but no one can tell when and where.People usually get surprised or frightened by such things.
One day I 1 a taxi to go to a meeting.As it came near the corner, the taxi stopped suddenly.The 2 got out looking very puzzled(迷惑).A big 3 which had been following the taxi stopped, too.The taxi driver was now 4 at the corner looking up 5 the sky and the truck driver got out and 6 him.A number of cars behind them were 7 to stop as well and a large crowd of people had 8 at the corner.
The cause of all this 9 was a very strange noise.It 10 as if thousands and thousands of 11 were chirping(鸣叫).The sound of so 12 birds toghter was quite surprising and many people looked 13 .The most extraordinary thing was that, except one or two 14 , there was not a bird in 15 .No one was able to know why- 16 two policemen arrived on the scene.They walked all around the area for a while and then went over near the railroad tracks beside a big board advertisement(广告)for a 17 .Since the noise seemed to be coming from around there, they climbed up and found that two loudspeakers had been 18 behind the advertisement.The bird noises were being broadcast to 19 attention to the film advertisement.
The cinema that made this advertisement was 20 to take the loudspeakers away, because they caused trouble and people were tired of them.
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question.“What?”I asked.
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 .We knew the restaurant was extremely good.“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me.
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded.“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie.We will be well 6 .”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river.And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins.
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time.As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten.
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores.People smiled and nodded.“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed.
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said.
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 .It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles.
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church.The 1 in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into 2 based on their ages.
One Easter Sunday, all the kids 3 with big eyes and big 4 about what the Easter Bunny(复活节小兔)had brought. 5 all of the kids shared their stories with 6 , one young boy , whom I shall call Bobby, sat 7 .One of the teachers , noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny 8 you?”He replied, “My mom 9 the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn't get 10 because he hadn't got a key.”
This sounded like a 11 idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.My mom knew the true story, 12 .Bobby's mom was a single parent , and she suspected(怀疑)that they just couldn't 13 the Easter Bunny.
After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to 14 .But my mom announced that we were going home 15 .At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel 16 , we were going to pretend(假装)to be the Easter Bunny , make a basket of our candies for him and 17 it at church.We all donated(捐赠)some to the basket, and 18 back to church.There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩)and attached(附上)a(n) 19 :
Dear Bobby,
I'm sorry I 20 your house last night.Happy Easter.