Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unlucky , I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

　　　 When I was a little girl, I never dared ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk round in circle and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

　　 Now , I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say,"sorry, I am a stranger here."

　　 Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn't want to keep him waiting.

　　 When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

41. The writer always refuses to give people directions because 　　　　 .

　 A.she's a strange to the city　　　　 B.she doesn't know the people　　

　 C.she has no time to help others　　　 D.she's afraid of giving wrong directions.

42A man stopped the writer on the way to 　　　　 .

A.sell her something　　　　 B.ask for the time　　

C.make friends with her　　 D.ask for the directions.

43The Friendship Building is the place where the writer 　　　　 　.

A.lives　　 B.studies　　 C.works　　 D.teaches

44The word "embarrassed" 　in the last paragraph means "　　　　　 " .

A.尷尬　　 B.困惑　　 C.激動　　 D.拮據(jù)

45Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A、　 The writer is too shy to give others directions　　　　

B、　 The writer has a very poor sense of directions

C、　 The writer never got lost when she was young.

D、　 The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.

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