IstayedforawhileinCostaRicayearsago．OnemorningIwasshoppinginalocalfarmersmar-ket．Ilovedthatmarket．Theselectionofproducewasexceptional!

IhadparkedmycarafewblocksawayatFirestone．Anhourintomyshopping，Ireachedinmypurseformyphone．Idugaroundsearchingandsearching…nophone!

Ihadbutterfliesinmystomachsincethezipper（拉链）wasnotzippedonmybagandperhapsmyphonefelloutorgotpickedupbywonderinghands．

Iwentaroundtoallthevenders（摊主）IhadvisitedaskingiftheyhadcomeacrossalostiPhone．

Butnosuchluck．

Disappointed，Iwalkedoutofthemarketwithallmyfreshorganicproduce．Infrontofmewasanolderladywalkingslowlywithaheavybagineachhand．Iobservedmanypeoplepassingher．AtfirstIthoughtofdoingthesame，asIwasworriedaboutmyphone．ButthenIheardavoiceinmyheartsay-ing"helpher"．

InSpanish，IaskedtheoldladyifIcouldgiveherahand．Shegladlyhandedmeabagandwewalkedon．Shewasprobablyinherlate70sandthebagItookfromherwasfullofproduce．Sheaskedaboutmyfamilyandmyjob．MySparushwasfarfromperfect．ItriedtoexplaintoherbutIwasnotsurewhethersheunderstood．

Aswecametoastreetcomer，wehadtowalkinoppositedirections．Mymindwonderedforamo-mentandthenIdecidedtogoonhelpingthelady．Isawawarmsmileofgratefulnessonherface，

whichalsowarmedmyownheart．

Afterafewmoreblockswecametoherdestination．Icouldn'timagineherwalkingsofarwithtwoheavybagsallalone!

IwalkedallthewaybacktomycaratFirestone．IunlockedmydoorandsittingbetweentheseatsrightinviewwasmyiPhone!

21．Whydidtheauthorpreferthelocalfarmersmarket？___

A．Thevenderswereveryfriendly．

B．Themarketwasnearherhome．

C．Theproducewasinexpensive．

D．Theproducewasofgoodquality．

22．WhendidtheauthorfindheriPhonemissing？___

A．Aftershehadshoppedforanhour

B．Whenshewaspayingforherproduce．

C．AftershehadparkedhercaratFirestone．

D．Whenshewaswalkingintothemarket．

23．Whatpreventedtheauthorcommunicatingsmoothlywiththeoldlady？___