July 16th was a bad day for Arthur Johnson. In the morning, he set off from his home in Santa Barbara, California. It was the start of his summer holidays, and he decided to visit his friends at Las Vegas. Then he hoped to go fishing at Lake Mead.
Johnson’s troubles started while he was driving happily across the Mojave Desert. His car broke down and he tried to repair it, but he failed. He telephoned a workshop to ask it to send a tow truck (拖车) to pull the car away and repair it.
When waiting for the tow truck, he fell asleep. While he was sleeping, a tow truck arrived from San Pedro (the nearest town) and pulled his car away. Later on, Johnson woke up and thought that somebody had stolen his car. Unwillingly, he started to walk back towards San Pedro, but a police car stopped him to find out why he was walking in the desert.
Johnson looked like a man wanted in California for robbery, so the police kept him at San Pedro for the night. The next day, Johnson’s friends came from California. They proved that Johnson was a harmless salesman, so they let him go.
Title: Aday for Arthur Johnson |
|
Johnson’s ________ |
1. To visit his friends at Las Vegas 2. To go_________ at Lake Mead |
Johnson’s troubles |
1. His car didn’t _______ and he failed to ______ it. 2. As he was sleeping, a tow truck arrived from San Pedro and ________ his car away. 3. Unluckily, he had to walk back towards San Pedro, but a police car _________ him to find out why he was walking in the desert. 4. Johnson looked like a man wanted in California for ________, so the police kept him at San Pedro for the night. |
In the end |
Johnson’s friends ________ that Johnson was a harmless ______, so the police let him go. |