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
38 .
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!
| 小题1: | | A．ignored | B．appreciated | C．acknowledged | D．forgiven |
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| 小题2: | | A．examined | B．trapped | C．confused | D．delayed |
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| 小题3: | | A．habit | B．place | C．mood | D．situation |
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| 小题4: | | A．change | B．time | C．hand | D．energy |
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| 小题5: | | A．appearance | B．attitude | C．selfishness | D．experience |
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| 小题6: | | A．pain | B．anxiety | C．hunger | D．fear |
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| 小题7: | | A．souvenir | B．ticket | C．gift | D．cake |
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| 小题8: | | A．shout | B．smile | C．apology | D．praise |
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| 小题9: | | A．quick | B．gentle | C．good | D．cold |
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| 小题10: | | A．dark | B．tough | C．mysterious | D．special |
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| 小题11: | | A．relief | B．regret | C．doubt | D．anger |
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| 小题12: | | A．once | B．often | C．sometimes | D．never |
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| 小题13: | | A．ashamed | B．aware | C．short | D．proud |
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| 小题14: | | A．Eventually | B．However | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
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| 小题15: | | A．return | B．show | C．share | D．earn |
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| 小题18: | | A．hard | B．fun | C．useless | D．worth |
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| 小题19: | | A．difference | B．profit | C．decision | D．suggestion |
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| 小题20: | | A．excite | B．help | C．educate | D．inspire |
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