完形填空One day, New York was struck(侵袭) by a terrible rainstorm. The streets were full 1 water and the underground system almost came to a stop.
Unluckily, this happened during the morning rush hours. Many people who were going to work were 2 to go home. Some tried their best to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the storm 4 . walking miles to get to work.
I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from an underground line to another only to find that most service had 5 . After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found an underground line that was 6 .
However, there were so many people waiting to 7 the underground that I could not even get down the stairs to the 8 . So I took the train going in the 9 direction, and then turned back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 10 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. 11 I finally got to my office, I was tired. And I was totally 12 through.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.
When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was going to 13 off my computer when I received an email from Garth, my director: I would like to thank all of you who had the 14 and finally came to work. It is always reassuring(令人感到宽慰的), at times like these, when workers so clearly show their attention and devotion(奉献) to their 15 . Thank you.
