Last night, I was waiting for a taxi. After 5 minutes, I was
36 . The driver seemed to be angry. I asked him what the
37 was. He said he had just come from the airport without a
38 , which was basically $70 in lost fare.
Over the course of the ride, the anger
39 died down. He mentioned he had read an article saying the
40 people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more
41 to give in his life. I was starting to
42 being with him! We continued talking about why
43 is so beneficial both to the giver and the receiver and different ways to
44 it.
As we arrived at my destination, I
45 my fare. But I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Since we’ve been talking about this whole time, I wanted to share that
46 with you. I’ve already paid my fare, but here’s an extra little bit. You can
47 it, since you’re already down $70 from the airport. But if you want to experience the
48 of the gift, then tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another and they can
49 their
gratitude(感激) in whatever way.”
The man turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better
50 . You give that $20 to a
51 person around here and I’ll treat the next passenger with a
52 ride myself.
Wow. This man was
53 10 minutes ago. I got out and walked around trying to
54 someone who needed help before heading to my destination.
It was an honor meeting that driver and 55 the lesson of how everyone is capable of giving.
| 小题1: | | A．gotten off | B．put off | C．called up | D．picked up |
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| 小题2: | | A．question | B．time | C．problem | D．cost |
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| 小题3: | | A．friend | B．stranger | C．driver | D．customer |
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| 小题4: | | A．never | B．even | C．slowly | D．quickly |
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| 小题5: | | A．happiest | B．poorest | C．richest | D．strongest |
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| 小题6: | | A．kindness | B．chances | C．suggestions | D．money |
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| 小题7: | | A．mind | B．stop | C．allow | D．enjoy |
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| 小题8: | | A．collecting | B．giving | C．receiving | D．existing |
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| 小题9: | | A．practice | B．explain | C．watch | D．consider |
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| 小题10: | | A．printed | B．recorded | C．paid | D．examined |
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| 小题11: | | A．adventure | B．information | C．language | D．feeling |
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| 小题12: | | A．refuse | B．raise | C．keep | D．spend |
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| 小题13: | | A．direction | B．power | C．weight | D．size |
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| 小题14: | | A．share | B．earn | C．forget | D．miss |
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| 小题15: | | A．gift | B．idea | C．opinion | D．ride |
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| 小题16: | | A．homeless | B．native | C．nice | D．brave |
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| 小题17: | | A．long | B．comfortable | C．free | D．safe |
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| 小题18: | | A．bored | B．tired | C．rude | D．angry |
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| 小题19: | | A．save | B．find | C．protect | D．tell |
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| 小题20: | | A．learning | B．preparing | C．finishing | D．providing |
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