阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个恰当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式.
Some people have a very poor （1）______ of direction. （2）______ （lucky）,I am one of them.I have visited a place many times, （3）______ I may still get lost there the next time.
When I was a little girl,I never dared to ask people the way.So I used to walk around in circles and hope that I would get to the place I was going to by chance.Now,I am no （4）______ （long） too shy to ask people for directions,but I often receive useless or even wrong information.So I try not to give people wrong directions.If anyone asks me the way,I always say, "Sorry,I am a （5）______ （strange） here."
Once on my way to work,I was stopped by a man.He asked me if I （6）______ （can） tell him the way to the Friendship Building.I gave him my （7）______ （usually） reply.But just as I walked on only a few steps,I realized that he was asking the way to my office building.However,I had no time to turn （8）______ and look for him.I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didn\’t want to keep him （9）______ （wait）.
When I went to my office,a clerk showed me the man who had asked me for directions.Imagine (10)______ embarrassed I was when we saw each other.