My tire was flat. And I was on a country road. When I
with the tire, a car pulled off the road behind me. I saw a male
and said, “Hey, do you need any help?”
I literally was
. This young guy was dressed in black. Nearly everything imaginable was tattooed(纹身). When he asked to give me a
, I
someone sitting in his car. That
me. Thoughts of robberies flashed through my mind.
Then, it began to
. It hit like a waterfall and made it
to finish the tire change. With the car jacked(千斤顶托起) up, I was
to get in my car. “Get in my car” he insisted, “We’ll wait with you until the rain stops.” “No. I don’t need your help.” I said. “Come on. Get in.” he said as he
my arm and pulled me toward his car. “Oh, God, protect me!” I
to myself.
As I settled into the back seat, suddenly a delicate
came from the front seat of the car. “Are you all right?” “Yes, I am,” I replied with much
seeing an old woman there. “My name is Beatrice and this is my neighbor John. John takes me to visit my husband in a nursing home every day. He is a really nice guy.”
“John, I had thought you were, well, ah, you know I…” Embarrassment
my words. John laughed, “I often experienced
reaction. I actually thought about changing the way I look.
then I saw it as an opportunity to see others.”
He was right. What he wore outside was just a
of the world as he saw it, but what he wore
was the spirit of giving and caring the world he wanted to see. I never believed that I should
people by the way they dressed. I was
with myself for what I did.
The rain stopped and John and I changed the tire. As we shook hands I apologized for my stupidity.
| 小题1: | | A．waited | B． repaired | C． struggled | D． continued |
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| 小题2: | | A．turned | B． approached | C． boarded | D．[ stopped |
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| 小题3: | | A．delighted | B． calm | C． frightened | D． excited |
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| 小题4: | | A．look | B． aid | C． fine | D． hand |
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| 小题5: | | A．recognized | B． met | C． noticed | D． watched |
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| 小题6: | | A．amazed | B． attracted | C． confused | D． concerned |
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| 小题7: | | A．pour | B． start | C． fall | D． break |
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| 小题8: | | A．possible | B． necessary | C． unnecessary | D． impossible |
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| 小题9: | | A．ready | B． eager | C． unable | D． unsuitable |
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| 小题10: | | A． touched | B． grasped | C． placed | D． controlled |
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| 小题11: | | A． thought | B． expected | C． replied | D． cried |
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| 小题12: | | A． tone | B． voice | C． sound | D． alarm |
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| 小题13: | | A． relief | B． shock | C． ease | D． sorrow |
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| 小题14: | | A． blocked | B． stuck | C． choked | D． struck |
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| 小题15: | | A． helpful | B． shameful | C． abnormal | D． unfriendly |
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| 小题17: | | A． reflection | B． conclusion | C． concern | D． meaning |
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| 小题18: | | A． around | B． along | C． through | D． inside |
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| 小题19: | | A． decide | B． appreciate | C． judge | D． sniff |
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| 小题20: | | A． angry | B． grateful | C． strict | D． content |
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