My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her
mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, "Mommy, I like her
dress." Her mom 1 , "Well, why don't you go and tell her?"
The little girl walked 2 toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one, 3 the same age,
was standing with her 4 turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美).
Receiving no answer, this little one 5 . My husband said to the other girl, " 6 wants to tell you
something." As she turned around, connection was made. Once again, the little one 7 "I like your
dress," and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly 8 "Look,
it's a spinning (旋转) dress!", at which moment she began to spin in 9 . Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, "It's my favorite dress and I have (a) 10 that match!"
She 11 running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and the daughter started to 12 down the street, 13 the encounter (邂逅) had ended.
Moments later, the "spinning dress girl" reappeared, shoes in hand, 14 her new friend who had
seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been 15 of all
this. The man 16 the child, saying, "There's someone coming behind you." Then we saw one
showed and the other 17 the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a 18 better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have
19 this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments, 20 together, make
up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
( ) 1. A. replied
( ) 2. A. secretly
( ) 3. A. usually
( ) 4. A. back
( ) 5. A. shouted
( ) 6. A. Anyone
( ) 7. A. suggested
( ) 8. A. turned
( ) 9. A. circles
( )10. A. shoes
( )11. A. took off
( )12. A. lead
( )13. A. remembering
( )14. A. coming across
( )15. A. watchful
( )16. A. calmed
( )17. A. wore
( )18. A. moment
( )19. A. learned
( )20. A. seized | B. scolded
B. shyly
B. hopefully
B. head
B. left
B. Someone
B. apologized
B. shared
B. lines
B. socks
B. turned down
B. look
B. hoping
B. looking for
B. careful
B. comforted
B. admired
B. life
B. performed
B. spent | C. laughed
C. heavily
C. likely
C. nose
C. cried
C. Everyone
C. explained
C. jumped
C. directions
C. shirt
C. put on
C. head
C. saying
C. shouting at
C. proud
C. stopped
C. compared
C. girl
C. praised
C. threaded | D. required
D. suddenly
D. luckily
D. hand
D. hesitated
D. No one
D. announced
D. agreed
D. rows
D. hat
D. made up
D. get
D. thinking
D. calling on
D. fond
D. seated
D. bought
D. dress
D. observed
D. lost |
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