When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was
1 for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the ___
2_ out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter(避难所) not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to join in . She wanted to help,
3 she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to __4_____ and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I passed out the
5 . I began making sandwiches and shared them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to walk around, offering them to anyone near me.
I walked
6 to an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me
7 and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had , and his eyes
8 a little bit and said, “No one has ever called me sir.” So he was completely
9 . It struck me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of (不顾)
10 and social status(地位), everyone deserved(值得)
11 . It saddened me to think that just because he was homeless, no one offered him the honor . It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand
12 no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was
13 me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every single person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that
14 and the lesson it taught me. Somtimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in
15 life.
小题1: | A.uncommon | B.unusual | C.universal | D.simple |
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小题2: | A.winners | B.losers | C.hopeless | D.homeless |
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小题4: | A.enjoy | B.eat | C.take | D.produce |
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小题5: | A.meals | B.cookies | C.chocolates | D.chips |
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小题6: | A.near | B.close | C.forward | D.along |
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小题7: | A.briefly | B.swiftly | C.highly | D.directly |
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小题8: | A.cried | B.opened | C.watered | D.lit |
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小题9: | A.disappointed | B.moved | C.spoiled | D.relieved |
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小题10: | A.income | B.pain | C.colour | D.goal |
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小题11: | A.respect | B.praise | C.happiness | D.laughter |
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小题12: | A.what | B.how | C.why | D.whether |
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小题13: | A.in front of | B.below | C.behind | D.beside |
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小题14: | A.word | B.memory | C.feeling | D.sadness |
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小题15: | A.someone’s | B.anyone’s | C.everyone’s | D.no one’s |
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