题目内容：

I am anything but adventurous. So, when I actually ____ the courage to learn driving and, even more ____, passed the test, I fancied being a free spirit at last.

I mistakenly thought I would ____new roads and drive to the farthest horizons. But, gathering the courage to try new highways was next to ____ for me. The time I tried, I got hopelessly ____ and found myself going around in circles. When I eventually found the way home, I ____ this was the end of the adventurous life. I _____ the known routes. When a friend ____ me to make the most of weekend when the traffic was ____ to make new discoveries, I ___ at her with horror. Was I going to ____ a perfectly good weekend to raise my blood pressure or was I going to spend it doing as little as possible? _____, I chose the latter option.

After some years of battling the Sharjah-Dubai ___   , I told myself it wasn’t worth ____ my peace of mind. Now I had the Metro, buses and ____ to choose from. Taking taxi was one of the best ____ I have made from a traffic point of view. There was an unbelievable sense of lightness _____ I jumped into a taxi, taken to my destination without being worried.

All one has to do is give directions. I am good at that. Giving directions, I mean. And I am very _____ when I issue these, with no effect on the part of the person driving. As soon as I sit inside, I start the description of the _____ to be taken in great detail so as to _____ the possibility of being taken for a ride.

1.A. set up           B. broke up       C. picked up   D. put up

2.A. enthusiastically B. surprisingly   C. importantly   D. dramatically

3.A. discover         B. get           C. invent       D. purchase

4.A. invisible        B. useful        C. practical    D. impossible

5.A. lost             B. amazed        C. puzzled      D. moved

6.A. refused          B. hoped         C. replied      D. vowed

7.A. added to         B. stuck to      C. got to        D. referred to

8.A. suggested         B. ordered       C. advised      D. persuaded

9.A. light             B. heavy         C. slow          D. safe

10.A. glared           B. stared        C. glanced      D. peered

11.A. use              B. spare          C. waste        D. devote

12.A. Of course        B. In short      C. In case      D. Of all

13.A. system          B. atmosphere     C. society      D. traffic

14.A. weighing         B. disturbing   C. reserving   D. restoring

15.A. cars             B. trains         C. trucks        D. cabs

16.A. dreams          B. discoveries    C. choices      D. challenges

17.A. while           B. when           C. until         D. before

18.A. considerate    B. ignorant       C. stubborn     D. accurate

19.A. route            B. map           C. design        D. course

20.A. increase      B. extend         C. minimize      D. expand