I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has
___ __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady
___ __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the
__ __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started
___ ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to
__ __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not
___ ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be
___ __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he
___ __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but
___ ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she
___ __ the same treatment as anyone else does.
| 小题1: | | A．purchased | B．shown | C．lost | D．mended |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．wanted | C．refused | D．promised |
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| 小题3: | | A．counter | B．department | C．market | D．window |
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| 小题4: | | A．warning | B．informing | C．reminding | D．accusing |
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| 小题5: | | A．leave | B．pay | C．find | D．obtain |
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| 小题6: | | A．answer | B．prove | C．support | D．admit |
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| 小题7: | | A．ordered | B．asked | C．denied | D．given |
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| 小题8: | | A．agreed | B．prepared | C．failed | D．remembered |
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| 小题9: | | A．totally | B．gradually | C．hardly | D．quickly |
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| 小题10: | | A．deserved | B．required | C．received | D．appreciated |
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