It was raining hard and nearly dusk. I was late for an appointment in the nearby city that I knew only by GPS. Now my phone had died. The usual interstate exits were closed. I couldn’t figure out how to get where I was going or how to let my appointment know I was likely not going to make it there.
I stopped at a McDonald’s in a poor part of the town and walked up to what appeared to be a mother and her teen daughter. I’m sorry, but do you mind, is it possible for me to look up a number on your phone and then call my friends and let them know I am lost?” She handed me her phone and they told me I was lucky that she had her phone. It was getting ready to be turned off because she didn't have enough money to pay the phone bill.
The young girl and mother seemed to be clinging to each other and talked together as I made my phone call, not really paying me much attention as the people at the other end of the phone told me to come on, I was not too late, and then told me how to get there As I stood to leave, suddenly, I reached into my wallet where I don't usually have cash and pulled out all. I had a $20 bill. I pressed it into the mother’s hand and then turned to leave quickly because 1 didn’t want to take the credit for it. But not before seeing that she was crying,her daughter called after me,” Thanks, sir. You have no idea how you just helped us.” And yet, they really helped me.
1.How was the adventure according to paragraph 1?
A.Frustrating. B.Smooth. C.Ordinary. D.Funny.
2.Why did the woman say the author was lucky?
A.Because her phone had power.
B.Because her phone still functioned.
C.Because she knew the people he planned to meet.
D.Because she had the telephone number he needed.
3.What can we know about the mother and her daughter?
A.They were living in the town.
B.They were also in great need.
C.They didn't pay attention to the author.
D.They often had dinner in McDonald’s.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The author must be poor. B.The mother refused the money.
C.The author didn't want to be thanked. D.The daughter expressed her thanks.
5.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.How to Help others by Phone
B.The Kindness Warming Strangers
C.The Story between me and a Mother
D.A Mysterious Story on a Rainy Night