I was 11 years old when my family went on a holiday to Beijing. That was my first trip to China. One morning, my brother became 1and had to stay in the hotel to rest. As my mum had to be with him, she told me to 2breakfast from the food store in front of the 3. She also told me that she would be right by the window, 4me.
Had I been back home, it would have been a (n) 5task. But my inexperience and the 6to the environment turned it into a highly challenging experience I still remember 7. The food store had a lot of people coming and going. I had no 8what to do. Overwhelmed (不知所措的) and on the point of crying, I suddenly 9what my mum had told me. I stepped out of the shop and looked up. True to her 10, she was just by the fifth-floor window, giving me the thumbs-up (翘拇指). I was comforted.
Although she wasn't right by my side, I knew she was 11giving me the confidence to complete the task. On the top of the 12were all Chinese characters , with most characters unrecognizable to me. At that moment, I 13my task. My mum had given me very simple instructions—buy several cakes—but among the 14, what she said was gone.
I realized that was the biggest challenge I faced. I had no idea how to 15, or to whom to give my orders. Fortunately, a lady saw me and communicated with me in fluent English. That made me remember what I wanted to buy.
