Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get
36 , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself
37 at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good
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That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare
39 to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my
40 and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real
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I reached back into my bag and brought out a
42 I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)
43 that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a
44 look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of
45 days!
As she took the food, a look of
46 washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably
47 be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still
48 of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.
49 , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to
50 my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to
51 , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it
52 , she started crying and hugged me.
From now on, when I wonder if it is
53 trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a
54 for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually
55 another human being!
小題1: | A.ignored | B.a(chǎn)ppreciated | C.a(chǎn)cknowledged | D.forgiven |
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小題2: | A.examined | B.trapped | C.confused | D.delayed |
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小題3: | A.habit | B.place | C.mood | D.situation |
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小題4: | A.change | B.time | C.hand | D.energy |
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小題5: | A.a(chǎn)ppearance | B.a(chǎn)ttitude | C.selfishness | D.experience |
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小題6: | A.pain | B.a(chǎn)nxiety | C.hunger | D.fear |
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小題7: | A.souvenir | B.ticket | C.gift | D.cake |
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小題8: | A.shout | B.smile | C.a(chǎn)pology | D.praise |
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小題9: | A.quick | B.gentle | C.good | D.cold |
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小題10: | A.dark | B.tough | C.mysterious | D.special |
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小題11: | A.relief | B.regret | C.doubt | D.a(chǎn)nger |
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小題12: | A.once | B.often | C.sometimes | D.never |
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小題13: | A.a(chǎn)shamed | B.a(chǎn)ware | C.short | D.proud |
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小題14: | A.Eventually | B.However | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
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小題15: | A.return | B.show | C.share | D.earn |
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小題16: | A.do | B.trade | C.a(chǎn)dd | D.eat |
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小題17: | A.a(chǎn)way | B.out | C.back | D.over |
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小題18: | A.hard | B.fun | C.useless | D.worth |
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小題19: | A.difference | B.profit | C.decision | D.suggestion |
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小題20: | A.excite | B.help | C.educate | D.inspire |
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