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　　Hidden passengers traveling in ships, trains, or even cars can be a terrible trouble－especially when they are insect．As for this, there is a great 　　1　　 between human beings and insects．The former 　　2　　 every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly 　　3　　 attention to themselves．

　　We can only show mercy to the 　　4　　 man who had to stop his car soon after 　　5　　 from a country village to drive to London．Hearing a strange noise from the 　　6　　 of the car, he naturally got out to 　　7　　 the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he 　　8　　 his way．Again the noise began 　　9　　 and became even louder．Quickly 　　10　　 his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great 　　11　　 cloud following the car．When he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees 　　12　　．

　　On learning this, the man drove away as quickly as possible．After an hour’s 　　13　　 driving, he arrived safely in London, where he parked his car outside a 　　14　　 and went in．It was not long 　　15　　 a customer who had seen him arrive 　　16　　 in to inform him that his car was 　　17　　 with bees．The poor driver was 　　18　　 that the best way should be to call a 　　19　　．In a short time the man arrived．He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car．Very thankful to the driver for this 　　20　　 gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box．

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　　On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island．Over a hundred degrees in 　　1　　 air．Crowded．Tempers (脾气)of both the tourists and waiters had 　　2　　 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境)．

　　At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 　　3　　 couple, waiting for 　　4　　．They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed．Suddenly they stood, picked up their 　　5　　 and stepped together 　　6　　 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water．The man stepped 　　7　　 for the two chairs．He politely 　　8　　 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself．All people around laughed and cheered．

　　　　9　　 appeared．He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 　　10　　 the table and take their 　　11　　, and then walked back to the 　　12　　 cheers of the rest of his 　　13　　．Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses．Without pausing, he went 　　14　　 into the water to 　　15　　 the wine．The couple toasted(祝酒)each other, the waiter and the crowd．And the crowd 　　16　　 by cheering and throwing flowers to them．Three other tables 　　17　　 to have lunch in the water．The place was now filled with laughter．

　　One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes．Why not?

　　Customers are not served 　　18　　．Why not?

　　Sometimes one should consider 　　19　　 the line of convention (常规)and enjoy 　　20　　 to the fullest．

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　　One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场)house in a large valley．　　1　　 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy．The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 　　2　　 across the sky．He could smell the rain coming．And it did．　　3　　 the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 　　4　　 Raul．The thunder(雷声)was so loud that he buried his 　　5　　 in his hands and rubbed his eyes．Then he heard it．Hoof beats(蹄声)．He 　　6　　．There before him stood a tall, white 　　7　　．An old man stared down at him from its back．

　　“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul．“My name is Gray Cloud, ” the old man answered 　　8　　．“Come with me．”

　　Raul followed on his horse．A 　　9　　 feeling came over him．All 　　10　　 them the rain was pouring down, 　　11　　 not a drop fell on them．They seemed to be 　　12　　 back toward Raul lost track of time．Then all at once he found 　　13　　 at the ranch gate．The old man turned his horse, 　　14　　 his hand, and smiled．Lightning flashed again．The old man and his horse were 　　15　　．

　　Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 　　16　　 him．“We have been 　　17　　 sick about you．Are you okay? Hurry．Let’s get in out of the 　　18　　．”

　　“Wait,” said Raul．“Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”

“Can’t say I…wait．I 　　19　　 my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud．He died a long time ago．They say he was 　　20　　 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm．Why do you ask?”

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　　Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay．She stepped into the 　　1　　 and rowed out silently．The tide was rushing to the entrance and 　　2　　 to the wild open sea．She had to row across the bay to reach 　　3　　 side．The waves struck against the side of the boat, 　　4　　 and uneven; it became 　　5　　 difficult to row．If she 　　6　　 for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the 　　7　　．

　　She wasn’t even halfway, 　　8　　 she was already tired and her hands 　　9　　 from pulling on the rough wooden oars．“I’m never going to 　　10　　 it, ”she thought．She rested the oars on her knees and 　　11　　 her head helplessly, then looked up as she 　　12　　 the boat shift against the tide．

　　The east wind, which had swung around from the south-west, 　　13　　 her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains．It was going to be 　　14　　．Her hands weren’t so painful．Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst 　　15　　．

　　The lights of the town became 　　16　　．One of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she 　　17　　 it with a start．Had she been asleep, or just 　　18　　? She looked over her shoulder．She was almost on the beach．The girl gave one last 　　19　　 on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat．She listened to the waves 　　20　　 and knew she had come home．Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain．

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　　One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive．Suddenly I 　　1　　 that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, 　　2　　 he knew me．The man had a newspaper 　　3　　 in front of him, which he was 　　4　　 to read, but I could 　　5　　 that he was keeping an eye on me．When the waiter brought my 　　6　　 the man was clearly puzzled(困惑)by the 　　7　　 way in which the waiter and I 　　8　　 each other．He seemed even more puzzled as 　　9　　 went on and it became 　　10　　 that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me．Finally the got up and went into the 　　11　　．When he came out, he paid his bill and 　　12　　 without another glance in my direction．

　　I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had 　　13　　, “Well, ” he said, “that man was a detective(侦探)．He 　　14　　 you here because he thought you were the man he 　　15　　．“What?” I said, showing my 　　16　　．The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man．I 　　17　　 say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a 　　18　　．” “Well, it’s really 　　19　　 I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said．“　　20　　, I might have been in trouble．”

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　　I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after college graduation．I had been there before my mother became a minister．

　　Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored．She said, “Here’re the car keys．Go and buy some fruit．”　　1　　, I jumped into the car and speeded off．

Seeing me or rather my 　　2　　, a boy sprang up(跳起来), 　　3　　 to sell his bananas and peanuts．“Banana 300 naira．Peanut 200 naira!”

　　Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 　　4　　 to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．He 　　5　　．I handed him a 500 naira note．He didn’t have 　　6　　, so I told him not to worry．He was 　　7　　 and smiled a row of perfect teeth．

　　When, two weeks later, I 　　8　　 this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society．I should 　　9　　 this country as the son of a 　　10　　．But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 　　11　　 to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit．

　　“What’s up?” I asked．He answered in 　　12　　 English, “I…I no get money to buy book．” I took out two 500 naira notes．He looked around 　　13　　 before sticking his hand into the car 　　14　　 the bills．One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 　　15　　 only 50 000 each year．

　　The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会)．”

　　　　16　　 it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world．I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 　　17　　．

　　After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road．

　　“Are you in school now?”

　　He nodded．

　　A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 　　18　　 what he wanted．I held out a 500 naira note．“Take this．” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 　　19　　 hurt．

　　“It’s a gift, ” I said．

　　Shaking his bead again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts．“I’ve been waiting to 　　20　　 these to you．”

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　　It was raining．I went into a cafe and asked for a coffee．　　1　　 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 　　2　　．I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 　　3　　 their souls belonged to the 　　4　　．

　　I stood up and walked between the tables．When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 　　5　　 in front of it, “I’m Steve, ” he finally　answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was．“I can’t talk with you．I’m 　　6　　,” he said．He was chatting online and, 　　7　　, he was playing a computer game－a war game．I was 　　8　　．

　　Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 　　9　　 to speak to that computer geek(怪人), 　　10　　 not a word came out of his mouth．I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应)．I was 　　11　　．I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “　　12　　!”

　　I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the cafe were looking at me．I 　　13　　, and saw nobody showed any interest．

　　　　14　　, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people．They were more 　　15　　 having a relationship with the 　　16　　, particularly Steve．I wouldn’t want to 　　17　　 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 　　18　　 with people．

　　I was worried and sank in my thoughts．I didn’t even 　　19　　 that the coffee was bad, 　　20　　 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him．