6.4.

1 READING

GETTING IT WRONG
A Read the story. Then answer the questions.
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A DREAM COME TRUE

It was my first time in New York City. I was with my best
friend, and we wanted to see everything—Times Square,
the Statue of Liberty … oh, and best of all, we had
tickets to a Broadway musical. Neither of us had seen
a live musical before, and we couldn’t have been more
excited. Years ago in high school, I was in the theater
club, and I always dreamed of being a star.
On the evening of the performance, we had dinner near
our hotel and then got on the subway. We had estimated
that the subway ride to Broadway would take about
15 minutes. Thirty minutes later, we still weren’t there.
When we finally arrived, we stood on the street looking
around, and it certainly looked different from what I had
imagined. First of all, I didn’t see any tourists. Second,
no theaters. I asked a woman for help. She told us that
we were, indeed, at the Broadway subway station. Still
confused, I showed her my ticket to the play. That’s
when it hit her.
We had taken the wrong subway to the
wrong station and traveled to an entirely
different area of New York City. There
were no Broadway musicals anywhere near
this Broadway station.
We thanked her and got into a taxi. I had
heard that the theater didn’t admit people
if they were late, and I was panicking.
When we hit traffic, the taxi driver insisted
we’d get there faster if we got out and
walked. He explained the best route and
we jumped out and ran the rest of the way.
We arrived 20 minutes late, but they let
us in. When we walked in, everyone in the
audience turned to look at us.
I guess my dream of being the star of a
Broadway show finally came true!

1 Why did the writer go to New York City?

2 What problems did she and her friend encounter during their trip?

3 What caused her to panic?

B THINK CRITICALLY Scan the story. Then answer the questions.

1 Why was it ironic that the writer went to the wrong station?

2 What is ironic about the subway station the writer and her best friend went to?

3 What is ironic about the writer’s final sentence?

I guess my dream about being the star of a Broadway show finally came true.

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