Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in the town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train．I 1 a newspaper and some chocolate and 2 into the station coffee shop．It was a cheap self-service place with long tables to 3 at．I put my heavy bag down on the floor, 4 the newspaper and the chocolate 5 the table and then went to get a cup of coffee．
When I came back with the coffee, There was someone 6 in the next seat． 7 was a boy, with dark glasses and old clothes, and 8 bright red at the front．He had started to 9 my chocolate!
Naturally, I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn’t want to have any 10 ．I just 11 the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate．The boy looked at me in 12 ．Then he took a 13 piece of my chocolate．I could hardly believe it．Still I didn’t say anything to him．When he took a third piece, I felt more 14 than uneasy．I thought, “Well, I shall have the last piece．” And I got it．
The boy gave me a strange look, then 15 up．As he left, he shouted out, “There’s something 16 with that woman!” Everyone looked at me, 17 I didn’t want to quarrel with the boy, so I kept quiet．I did not realize that I had 18 a mistake until I finished my coffee and was ready to 19 ．My face turned red when I saw 20 unopened chocolate under the newspaper．The chocolate that I had been eating was the boy’s!
Recently, I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting．As we were about to arrive, the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 1 before setting down．High desert winds had 2 the airport to close all but one runway．He said that we would be 3 L the city for a few minutes waiting to 4 We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 5 there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．Well, that few minutes turned into about four－five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) 6 by comparison
The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 7 and had to use airsickness bags．As you might guess, that's not good thing to have happen in a(n) 8 space because it only 9 to increase the discomfort of the situation．
About twenty minutes into the adventure, the entire airplane became very 10 ．
There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 11 noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life…except one．A 12 was having a good time!With each bump of the 13 !he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this, I 14 that he didn't know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 15 He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown－ups have learned from 16 ．He was 17 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it．Having understood this, I took a deep breath and 18 back into my seat, pretending I was 19 on a roller coaster．I smiled for the rest of the flight．I even 20 to giggle once or twice, much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag．
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