On August 26,1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm．The rain caused the streets 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop．
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home．Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking miles to get to work．
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped．After making my way 7 crowds of people．I finally found a subway line that was 8 ．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 ．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13 ．
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm, I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director：
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work．It is always reassuring(令人欣慰)，at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs．Thank you．
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset．But Garth’s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face．
It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway．And against his friends' 1 , he was determined to travel 2 ．
He entered the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon．This is a 3 time to travel in London, 4 crowds of people go home from work at this hour．He 5 to join a long line of people waiting for tickets．When at last his 6 came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller． 7 , he got the right ticket in the end and by asking people the 8 , he also found the right platform．It was 9 with people．He did not 10 to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform so as to be in a better 11 to get on the next one．When this train came in, Tom was 12 forward onto the train by the 13 of people from behind．The doors closed and the train moved off．He was unable to see the 14 of the stations where the train 15 , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 16 along the line．When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling 17 that his journey had been so easy．But he suddenly realized that he had come to a station he had never 18 ．He explained his 19 to a man who was standing on the platform．With a 20 on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction．
On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour．The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop．
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home．Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking miles to get to work．
I 5 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped．After making my way 7 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 8 ．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 ．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm，I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director：
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work．It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs．Thank you．
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset．But Garth’s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face．
There was a terrible rainstorm unexpectedly．The rain caused the streets 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop．
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home．Some struggled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking miles to get to work．
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped．After making my way 7 crowds of people．I finally found a subway line that was 8 ．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 ．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13 ．
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm, I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director：
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work．It is always relaxing, at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs．Thank you．
Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tired and upset．But Garth’s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face．
On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour．The rain caused the streets to 1 and the subway system almost came to a stop．
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home．Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking miles to get to work．
I 5 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 6 had stopped．After making my way 7 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 8 ．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 10 ．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train 11 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I finally got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13 ．
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm，I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director：
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work．It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs．Thank you．
Garth's email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had made me tied and upset．But Garth's words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face．