完形填空 It's a small gas station that has s
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| 完形填空 It's a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies.The young man behind the counter knows his__1__by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal__2__.He reads science fiction behind the counter when business in__3__. One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, __4__not intending to pay for it.He hit the "panic button", then went over the counter and__5__the front door.It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren't going__6__with their illgotten gains. They__7__the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were__8__the way. Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn't have to steal if they were that__9_." We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still__10__to eat.If you need food, you__11__have some." They were told to__12__what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to straighten out the mess.They were doing just that__13__the police arrived.The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer__14__. This wasn't what they had__15__.They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they'd done.Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up. Soon three__16__people walked out with all the__17__their arms could hold.They were__18__that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab. And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in.He would be the__19__ person in the world to claim he was a hero.But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of—a__20__amount of selfrespect and a little bit of hope. | ||||
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