题目内容：

短文填空。（每空2分，共16分）

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

I was studying in Los Angeles , the USA . It is a big city with 1. people living in it than in my whole country . I come from Singapore . It is one of the smallest   2.  in the world . We rented（租）a flat in a community near a favela（贫民窟）.

For several months I did not have a car , so three times a week I used public transportation（交通）to go to the city centre . During these trip . I would ride with the people who took the   3.  bus from the favela to work .

When I got on the bus , all the seats were already taken . But when people saw that my bag was very heavy , they offered to hold it on their lap（范围）to   4.  me feel lighter（轻松）. At first , I was 5.  . Then I realize that these people did not want to steal（偷盗）from me they only wanted to help me .

Once , on my way back , I had to wait   6.  a long time at a bus stop . I was alone , expect for a woman who was very poor . She carried a small paper bag of popcom and nothing else . While we were waiting , she walked over and gave me some popcom . I thank her , but did not want to help   7.  to it . She then insisted（要求）that I should take some from what was evidently（明显地）her only food .

I wonder   8.  it is true that the more you have , the more difficulties you will have to share anything with others .