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1. Which two events does the writer mention?
2. How did the writer end up missing both events?
end up 结束，告终 finish +n./pron./v-ing
end up with 以......告终， up可以省去
反义词组 begin with
Life Is Full of the Unexpected
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a co?ee first. I went to my favorite co?ee place even though it was two blocks east from my o?ce. As I was waiting in line with other o?ce workers, I heard a loud sound. Before I could
join the others outside to see what was going
on, the first plane had already hit my o?ce building. We stared in disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. I felt lucky to be alive.
Almost 10 years later, I woke up at 10:00 a.m. on February 21, 2011 and realized
that my alarm never went o?. I jumped out of bed and went straight to the airport. But by the time I got to the airport, my plane to New Zealand had already taken o?. “This
is the first holiday I’ve taken in a year, and now I ’ve missed my plane. What bad luck!” I thought to myself. The other planes were full so I had to wait till the next day. The next morning, I heard about the earthquake in New Zealand the day
before. My bad luck
Had unexpectedly
turned into a good
thing.
Which two events does the writer
mention?
The writer mentions the
September 11 attack in New York
and the earthquake in New Zealand.
2. How did the writer end up missing both events?
The writer went to get a coffee first and was not in the office when the plane hit the World Trade Center. He or she had overslept and missed his or her flight, so he/she is able to avoid the earthquake.
Life is full of the unexpected.
In May 2001, I found a job in New York at the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, I arrived at my building at around 8:30 a.m. I was about to go up when I decided to get a coffee first. I went to my favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from
be about to 忙于；即将做某事。
侧重于表示动作马上就要发生，常与when引导的从句连用，但不与具体的时间状语连用。
even though 即使， 虽然， 尽管， 用于引导让步状语从句。
n. 街区
expected adj. 预期的