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四、阅读下面的短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,使文意通顺,结构正确。(每个单词限用一次)
direction, happen, no, because, wrong
Asking the Way in Different Places
I travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" of giving directions(方向)every time I ask "How can I get to the post office?"
In Japan, people use landmarks(地面标志性建筑物)in their directions 1. because most streets don't have names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight ahead and turn left at the hotel. The post office is across from the bus stop."
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are no towns or buildings in many places. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you 2. directions and distances. In Kansas, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles(英里). Turn east, and then go another mile."
People in Los Angeles, California, have 3. no idea of distance. They measure(测量)distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here."
It's true that a person doesn't know the answer sometimes. What 4. happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, "Sorry, I don't know." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know". People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a 5. wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

答案： 1. because 2. directions 3. no 4. happens 5. wrong