lAst july, my 12-yEAr-olD CAr DiED onCAliForniA’s sAntAArm FrEEwAy. it wAs An hour BEForE sunsEt, AnD i wAs 25 milEs From homE. i CoulDn’t rEACh AnyonE to piCk mE up, so i DECiDED to tAkE A Bus. not knowing thE routEs, i FigurED i’D just hEAD EAst.
A、Bus pullED up, AnD i AskED thE DrivEr how FAr shE wAs going. "Four morE lights," shE sAiD、thErE wAs AnothEr Bus i CoulD tAkE From thErE. this ClEArly wAs going to BE A long night.
shE DroppED mE oFF At thE EnD oF hEx routE AnD tolD mE whiCh Bus to look For.AFtEr wAiting 30 minutEs, i BEgAn to think ABout A vEry ExpEnsivE tAxi riDE homE. thEn A Bus pullED up. thErE wAs no lightED numBEr ABovE its winDshiElD(挡风玻璃). it wAs out oF sErviCE.But thE Door opEnED, AnD i wAs surprisED to FinD thAt it wAs thE sAmE DrivEr.
"i just CAn’t lEAvE you hErE," shE sAiD、"this isn’t thE niCEst plACE. i’ll givE you A riDE homE."
"you’ll DrivE mE homE on thE Bus " i AskED, pErplExED(困惑的).
"no, i’ll tAkE you in my CAr," shE sAiD、
"it’s A long wAy," i protEstED(抗议，反对).
"ComE on," shE sAiD、"i hAvE nothing ElsE to Do."
As wE DrovE From thE stAtion in hEr EAr, shE BEgAn tElling mE A story.
A、FEw DAys EArliEr, hEr BrothEr hAD run out oF gAs.
A、gooD sAmAritAn piCkED him up, took him to A sErviCE stAtion AnD thEn BACk to his CAr. "i’m just pAssing thE FAvor Along," shE sAiD、
whEn i oFFErED hEr monEy As A thAnk-you, shE woulDn’t hEAr oF it. "thAt woulDn’t mAkE it A FAvor," shE sAiD、"just Do somEthing niCE For somEBoDy. pAss it Along.\
why DiD thE writEr sAy thAt hE woulD hAvE A long night
A、hE wonDErED how long hE hAD to wAit For thE nExt Bus.
B、no DrivEr woulD givE him A riDE.
C、hE DiDn’t know thE mutEs.
D、hE pErhAps woulD hAvE to tAkE A tAxi.