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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