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Communication with a Stranger

Last weekend I sat on the bus talking with excitement and so ready to spend time in New York City with one of my best friends from college. As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didn't ____the elderly man sitting beside me.

Two hours passed and I was still absorbed in my own world. ____the elderly man asked me a question, a simple question ____ the bus's Wi-Fi connection, which turned into a two- hour ____. In fact, it directly ____ my personal life.

We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I ____ more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it had something to do with me just being ____ to let anyone I know close to me. I was ____ that the stranger was not only so deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just as willing to ____ me to my greatest abilities. He listened carefully to every word I said and made some useful ____ at times. Instead of politely ____ his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying. He said that he knew I would face difficulties if I studied

psychology and that he fully understood my ____ for the failure.

This elderly man made me ____ the plans that I had laid out for my life with just that simple statement. He helped me realize that my neatly ____ plan for the next five years of my life wasn't all that neat, but actually complex and filled with ____. Most of all, he helped me ____ the complex, not stay away from it because of my fear for the unknown. I _____ a lot from talking with the elderly stranger.

A few days later, he emailed me, saying, "I think you're ____ for great things no matter what you decide to do." The email was filled with words of ____. In a few hours a stranger showed me a sense of kindness that made me realize that life is sometimes ____ but it is going to be okay.

1.A. check B. notice C. excuse D. believe

2.A. Then B. Instead C. Again D. Also

3.A. through B. with C. during D. about

4.A. introduction B. explanation C. conversation D. competition

5.A. affected B. controlled C. interrupted D. created

6.A. searched B. shared C. demanded D. reviewed

7.A. sorry B. curious C. anxious D. afraid

8.A. puzzled B. bothered C. amazed D. disappointed

9.A. push B. invite C. treat D. admit

10.A. choices B. suggestions C. decisions D. efforts

11.A. raising B. dropping C. turning D. nodding

12.A. regret B. change C. fear D. desire

13.A. prepare B. develop C. approve D. question

14.A. replaced B. organized C. discussed D. predicted

15.A. uncertainty B. danger C. responsibility D. conflict

16.A. identify B. ignore C. seize D. accept

17.A. suffered B. increased C. benefited D. experienced

18.A. leaving B. heading C. watching D. caring

19.A. encouragement B. protection C. admiration D. description

20.A. stable B. normal C. painful D. serious

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