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It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠). The road is 1 nearly all the way. Sometimes there is a deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small 2 along the way. Vick reached the first place at ten oclock p. m. He had his 3 in a little restaurant (餐馆) there. It was a warm 4 in August. Vick wanted to 5 through the night. The nights are warm enough in August, but the days are very, very 6 . He left the restaurant at 11: 30 and drove over 7 hours. There wasnt a moon, but the 8 were wonderful. There was nothing else on die road. Vick thought, Its an empty desert. No tree, house, man.He could 9 the endless, white road in the cars headlights(车灯). A million stars looked down on him. It was two oclock in the morning. Vick stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the 10 town: ll light the cooker( 炊具), he thought, and make some tea.He got out of the car. He heard some sounds, ten or fifteen meters 11 . He could not see anything in the darkness(黑暗). A man said, Good morning. Its a 12 morning, isnt it? The man came forward (向前),out of the darkness; out of the desert. Vick did not move. The man said, You are going to 13 some tea, arent you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. Its two oclock. Cars always 14 near here at this time. Sometimes I get a 15 . Now listen, and Ill tell you a story. Then youll give me | 
