Question

  It was dreadfully cold and cloudy this afternoon. I was on the bus with my children,aged four and two,heading home when it started to rain. I realized this would mean a wet walk home 1.      the bus stop.

2.      my house was merely two blocks away,it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy asleep in the pram (手推婴儿车) ，the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself. A pickup truck passed us on the road. I tried to thumb a ride but failed. My little boy woke up with a start and began to cry. I 3.      (convince) that things might become worse and nobody would bother to help on such a terrible day.

A few minutes later,4.        truck drove by,but to my surprise,I saw it 5.      (pull)back and the driver looking directly at us.

A young man put the window down. "Hey,here's an umbrella for you,please take 6.      . ”He called out.

  I stood there 7.         (astonish) ， barely be- lieving that the man 8.        existence was un- known to me only moments ago,could be so 9.      (consider) . "Come on,give this to your mummy," he said to my older son. I accepted the offer and expressed my gratitude to him. This man might have needed the umbrella for him?self later during the day but preferred to give it to me.

  It was a lesson to me 10.       it's possible to give without expecting anything in return.

Answer 1

1. from  2. Although/Though/While   3. was convinced   4. another   5. pulling   6. it        7. astonished   8. whose   9. considerate   10. that