After finishing shopping in the supermarket, I and my wife Julie stood in the shortest line.
There was only one guy in it, but he was in a
31 and there seemed to be some trouble going on.
Well, I and my wife Julie stepped in behind him. At first, he seemed to be having
32 getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt. But after a while, I realized that what he was actually doing was
33 them into two parts. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it
34 He asked Julie if she would mind
35 his empty basket away. Then he
36 for his wallet which was in a pocket on one side of his wheelchair. The way he was positioned and the fact that he had only one
37 arm made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I wondered, to be so 38 on other people like that.9 The checkout operator came around and gave him his
39 and the items he needed. She
40 one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I
41 to get the. bigger bag and he said, "No.
42 you could do me a favor. Take that part along to the entrance and give it to Angela. " I dutifully did that,
43 Julie with our shopping. It
44 that Angela was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hpngry!
This guy, despite the
45 that his physical condition imposed on him, had
46 more than twice as much shopping as he needed and
47 the bigger bag to help other people! He didn't let the fact that he needed help
48 him from being a help. He may have been limited
49 , bat his heart was more than capable of
50 all that. And it changed my idea of dependenee.
| 小题1: | | A．comer | B．queue | C．wheelchair | D．lift |
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| 小题2: | | A．mercy | B．interest | C．confidence | D．difficulty |
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| 小题3: | | A．separating | B．breaking | C．cutting | D．placing |
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| 小题4: | | A．under order | B．under control | C．under discussion | D．under repair |
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| 小题5: | | A．putting | B．getting | C．casting | D．rolling |
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| 小题6: | | A．hunted | B．reached | C．looked | D．sought |
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| 小题7: | | A．comfortable | B．clumsy | C．disabled | D．usable |
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| 小题8: | | A．kind | B．strict | C．dependent | D．considerate |
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| 小题9: | | A．change | B．basket | C．bag | D．food |
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| 小题10: | | A．presented | B．handed | C．hung | D．pulled |
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| 小题11: | | A．preferred | B．used | C．decided | D．offered |
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| 小题13: | | A．exchanging | B．leaving | C．charging | D．associating |
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| 小题14: | | A．turned out | B．came out | C．burst out | D．gave out |
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| 小题15: | | A．manners | B．chances | C．limitations | D．fates |
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| 小题16: | | A．collected | B．reserved | C．donated | D．bought |
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| 小题17: | | A．thrown away | B．givenaway | C．left out | D．sent out |
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| 小题18: | | A．save | B．protect | C．stop | D．shelter |
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| 小题19: | | A．physically | B．economically | C．originally | D．mentally |
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| 小题20: | | A．accomplishing | B．overlooking | C．valuing | D．overcoming |
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