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one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still
learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at
the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had
become too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to
keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out. except a
few sad-looking homeless people unier blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting
to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise
had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the
door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more, and I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the rioise.
Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next
to me. When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was dreaming. How could this man
know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes.
"Is this what you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my
wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place
as long as people were willing to help each other.
B. Fortunate and helpful.
C. Satisfied and cheerful.
D. Disappointed and helpless.
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D. found some homeless people following her
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
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