第一节短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分).
A few years ago, I drove to a gas station. It was a fine day, I was feeling good. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me: “You don’t look well” That completely took me by ______, I told him I had never felt (well). Without hesitation he told me I looked terribly bad and my skin appeared yellow.
When I left the gas station, (feel) a little uneasy, I pulled over to the side of road and look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Was everything all right? Had I _____ up a rare disease? Had I had hepatitis(肝炎)?
The next time I drove into the gas station, I figured out what (happen). The place had recently been painted a bright yellow, the light (reflect) off the walls made someone inside look as ___ they had hepatitis. I wondered how many folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short conversation with a total stranger (change) my attitude for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a profound effect the way I felt and acted.
A little while later I saw how funny the incident was. I wonder how many other people that the man had told were ill he realized that the gas station had a paint job.