I went to India for a 2-week vacation to visit my relatives, We stopped on a red light, and as always, there was a lot of activity outside the cars near the
. People walked in, between the cars
newspaper. water and a number of kids looked for a bit of charity from the car owners. It' s a familiar
in most poor developing' countries.
While we were
for the red light to turn green, I noticed a man outside a couple of
in front of ours trying to sell bottles of water. It's
unusual at first. He was a man in his 40s with relatively
clothes. But he walked around in a strange way. He kind of
his way around the spaces. He was blind.
Carrying a couple of water bottles on one hand, he
got to the outside of our car. Out of
, my mum decided to buy one water bottle. As she gave the man the money, the light turned green. The car behind sounded loudly and
, trying to get ahead of traffic. Seeing this, my mum kindly told the man to
the change. However, with his-superior sense of touch, he quickly
his shirt pocket and threw the money at my mum's
. It was the exact change. T he cars behind us were really getting out of control,
we decided to go on our way.
I
and even cried when I got home. Here's a blind man, born in
,trying to sell water bottles on the streets to make ends meet. He
our sympathy. Life hasn't been
to him, yet he's giving it his best shot. I think that is what
is all about . facing life bravely.
| 小题1: | | A．signs | B．crossroads | C．stations | D．theatre |
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| 小题2: | | A．giving | B．buying | C．selling | D．throwing |
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| 小题3: | | A．scene | B．play | C．activity | D．street |
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| 小题4: | | A．watching | B．asking | C．waiting | D．changing |
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| 小题5: | | A．blocks | B．crossings | C．turns | D．cars |
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| 小题6: | | A．everything | B．something | C．anything | D．nothing |
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| 小题7: | | A．expensive | B．fashionable | C．ragged | D．splendid |
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| 小题8: | | A．pushed | B．drove | C．cleared | D．felt |
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| 小题9: | | A．eventually | B．quickly | C．frequently | D．happily |
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| 小题10: | | A．curiosity | B．sympathy | C．thirsty | D．politeness |
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| 小题11: | | A．impatiently | B．casually | C．naturally | D．carefully |
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| 小题12: | | A．keep | B．return | C．borrow | D．count |
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| 小题13: | | A．searched for | B．went through | C．turned over | D．looked for |
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| 小题16: | | A．gave up | B．set off | C．held on | D．broke down |
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| 小题17: | | A．pain | B．poverty | C．sadness | D．loneliness |
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| 小题18: | | A．refused | B．enjoyed | C．doubted | D．cheated |
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| 小题19: | | A．rich | B．unfair | C．kind | D．bad |
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| 小题20: | | A．kindness | B．courage | C．experience | D．challenge |
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