VI. Fill in each blank with one suitable word
I was getting (1) ....................... the Eurostar train at the Gare du Nord station (2) ....................... a man came up to me. He was wearing a suit, and he looked very respectable. “Do you speak English?” he asked. He had a French accent, but he said he was a banker from Montreal in the French-speaking part of Canada. Then he told me he (3) ....................... a problem. “I’m here in Paris with my wife and (4) ....................... three children, and we don’t have enough money for a hotel. You see, my wife tried to get money from (5) ....................... ATM machine, but she couldn’t remember our PIN number. She used the (6) ....................... number three times, so the machine kept her card. Could you help me?” I wasn’t sure, so I asked (7) ....................... see his passport. “My passport is with my wife. She’s (8) ....................... in a café with the children. We only need $100 for the night, and I promise I’ll pay you back.” By this time the man was actually crying, so I thought he was (9) ....................... the truth. I agreed to lend him the money, and I wrote (10) ....................... his name, email address, and phone number in Montreal. Then he went to an ATM, and I gave him the money. He said thank you, gave me a big hug, and left. I never saw him or heard from him ever again.