It was the second day of a winter holiday in Queenstown, New Zealand, three years ago. When we decided to explore the beautiful scenery, our landlady 1 us, "Make sure you are well wrapped up today. The weather is 2 . Head back when you see snowfall. "
The day was bright and sunny, and I started to wonder if she was being too 3 . When snow began to fall at 6：00 pm, I was not worried, thinking we'd have no 4 in catching a taxi back. However, we waited for a while, and all the drivers 5 their heads when told of our 6 .
The first driver passed by and gave me a card with a number for me to 7 help. I was filled with 8 , but I had no choice but to lead my three sisters to a nearby place to make the 9 . Then a taxi 10 up and we climbed in. The driver did not appear very 11 Then the light streaming from his headlights showed very 12 why no taxi wanted to take us to our hotel. And I began to understand the driver's apparently unfriendly silence-he was 13 . The steep incline (斜坡) ahead was 14 with snow. The taxi slowly made its way up the hill. Suddenly, we came to a dead 15 , and the driver turned to us. "Look! It is very 16 to go forward. You have to get out and walk. If I drive any 17 , the taxi will slide back, "he said. "Er…can you keep your headlight on and help my elder sister?The rest of us will 18 you up, "I said. The driver 19 .
We made it safely back to our hotel. Even though it 20 for the rest of the days, we could see the silver lining in the cloud(一线希望)：the generous soul who helped us.
