What a Brave Person

王秀凤

One day， the sun was falling behind the hills. Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune. Then she saw an old lady， standing by the road， with a sign saying “Brockboune” in her hand.

Andrea stopped the car. When the old lady got in， Andrea could see that she was not that little. She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes. She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor.

“Do you live in Brockboune？” asked Andrea. “No， dear，” answered the old lady in a low voice， “I'm just going to visit a friend， but my car won't start， so I decided to hitchhike.”

Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy. Andrea secretly studied the half-covered face， the shapeless body， the arms with their thick black hairs... Thick black hairs？ Andrea's blood froze. This wasn't a woman. It was a man！

Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced. Then suddenly， an idea came up to her. She stopped the car in a sudden. “My God！” she shouted， “A child！ Did you see the child？ I think I hit her！” “I didn't see anything，” the “old lady” said， “I don't think you hit anything，” “I'm sure it was a child！” shouted Andrea. “Could you just get out and have a look？” The “old lady” slowly opened the car door， leaving her bag inside. As soon as “she” was out of the car， Andrea drove away as soon as possible.

Several minutes later， Andrea thought about the “old lady's” bag and opened it carefully. There was only one thing in it—a shining knife.

根據短文内容，完成下列任务。

1. What's the Chinese meaning of “hitchhike” in the text？

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2. Please list two details that make Andrea doubt about the “old lady”. （请列举出让Andrea对“老太太”起疑的两个细节）

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3. How did Andrea get the “old lady” out of her car successfully？

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4. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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5. According to the story， Andrea was ____________________________ and ____________________________.