n America hitching a ride(搭便车) is very common. Many people there love hitching a ride during____(they) trips. I also once hitched a ride when I was traveling in America.

    I____(drive) on the road when my car stopped. I was going to a town which was farther than I had expected. My tank(油箱) became empty____I got there. Standing there, I didn't know what to do. I just knew that I needed help. But I could see nobody around. Who could I turn____? Then I thought of scenes that I had seen in Hollywood____(movie). I remembered that people in America loved hitching a ride. I told I myself that I could do that, too.

    So when a car was coming. I tried to hitch a ride. To my joy, the car really stopped in front of me. The driver was____old man. After____(know) my problem, he said he could help me out. He took me to the____(near) gas station. But then he left as he had something important to do.

    I couldn't walk all the way back to my car. Therefore, I tried to hitch a ride again and I____(help) out once again. I was____(great) moved.