An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was
36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She
37 and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I
38 her to eat out and she
39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could
40 her cart while we had lunch. The
41 was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,
42 she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very
43 and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to
44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a
45 . It was then that I had to
46 myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this
47.
She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have
48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and
49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I
50 there for a moment and realized that I had
51 to give this woman the one thing that cost
52 —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a
53 hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big
54 lit my path as we parted.
The
55 I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.
| 小题1: | | A．happy | B．dirty | C．nervous | D．small |
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| 小题2: | | A．ran | B．arrived | C．stopped | D．hid |
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| 小题3: | | A．invited | B．pushed | C．forced | D．wished |
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| 小题4: | | A．refused | B．returned | C．left | D．agreed |
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| 小题5: | | A．watch over | B．get hold of | C．reach for | D．catch up with |
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| 小题6: | | A．customer | B．shopper | C．waitress | D．traveler |
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| 小题8: | | A．thirsty | B．sleepy | C．tired | D．hungry |
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| 小题9: | | A．leave | B．rest | C．move | D．apologize |
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| 小题10: | | A．break | B．gift | C．hug | D．partner |
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| 小题11: | | A．believe | B．face | C．hurt | D．introduce |
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| 小题12: | | A．behavior | B．nation | C．person | D．district |
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| 小题13: | | A．gone | B．shown | C．resulted | D．remained |
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| 小题14: | | A．slowly | B．again | C．gradually | D．soon |
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| 小题15: | | A．stood | B．cried | C．lay | D．drank |
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| 小题16: | | A．decided | B．hoped | C．tried | D．failed |
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| 小题17: | | A．anything | B．nothing | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题18: | | A．real | B．quiet | C．brave | D．safe |
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| 小题19: | | A．teeth | B．smile | C．feet | D．mouth |
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| 小题20: | | A．fact | B．information | C．lesson | D．expression |
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