We can almost always find an opportunity for kindness. I filled my afternoon with small acts of
kindness today and they didn't take much time or effort, but I hope they made a small difference to the
people who received them.
This afternoon I went out shopping. My first stop was the supermarket. I wanted to buy some bread
with chocolate for my little daughter Rita. After I got the bread, I went on to my second stop-a local
charity (慈善) bookshop. I wanted to see if I could buy some books on unicorns for Rita.
While I was there, I started a conversation with the shop assistant, during which she commented on
the smell of my bread. I jokingly replied she could either avoid it (if she was on a diet) or go to the
supermarket and get some. She replied she would prefer the second. "Even better. I will give you mine,"
I said. I gave my bread to her and walked straight out. She seemed a little surprised.
When I came out, it was raining hard. Everyone looked quite soaked. They must have been running
in the rain. I noticed a homeless lady selling the Big Issue (a magazine that supports homeless people)
and she looked especially cold, so I gave her all my money to buy her magazines.
I then went back to my car. I had to pay for two hours of parking instead of one because I didn't
have the correct change, so I still had an hour left on my parking. I waited until I saw a young couple
drive in. I gave them one magazine and they were a little surprised and quite pleased.
You see, doing acts of kindness is that easy.
1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?
A. Being kind to others nowadays is not easy.
B. The writer did some acts of kindness today.
C. The writer does some acts of kindness every day.
D. Kindness always makes a difference to the receiver's life.
2. What do we know about the bookshop mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. It is a children's bookstore.
B. It mainly sells books about unicorns.
C. It is located in a supermarket.
D. It aims to make money to help others.
3. It is implied in the passage that the shop assistant________.
A. was trying her best to lose weight
B. might like the smell of the bread very much
C. would give the bread to someone homeless
D. expected the writer would give her the bread
4. What does the underlined word "soaked" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Strange.
B. Surprised.
C. Wet.
D. Excited.
5. We infer that the writer wrote this passage to________.
A. show off her acts of kindness
B. tell us that people like being helped
C. encourage us to do acts of kindness to others
D. explain why we need to do acts of kindness
