My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to pour
1 . When it became lighter, I decided to get my car, which was
2 at my office three streets away.
My friends argued that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant then. I assured them that I’d be very
3 .
I walked out of the
4 and started making my way to the car. At the traffic junction, a van stopped and the passenger got off with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right beside me and told me he’d escort(护送) me to my
5 . I was very embarrassed and declined(辞谢), but he was very
6 .
During our
7 , he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was
8 . When we got to the car park, I
9 him and we parted ways. I did not get his
10 and may not even recognise him now. Did he
11 stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I
12 two Indian construction workers walking in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the construction
13 near my estate, which was a long walk in. I went out and passed them an umbrella. I told them they should take the umbrella and
14 it. They were very grateful and like me, probably wondered why a
15 was offering such kindness.
| 小题1: | | A．hardly | B．slightly | C．heavily | D．slowly |
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| 小题2: | | A．parked | B．locked | C．broken | D．repaired |
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| 小题3: | | A．successful | B．careful | C．joyful | D．stressful |
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| 小题4: | | A．storm | B．garage | C．office | D．hotel |
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| 小题5: | | A．destination | B．home | C．office | D．company |
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| 小题6: | | A．cautious | B．diligent | C．persistent | D．reluctant |
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| 小题7: | | A．talk | B．trip | C．walk | D．work |
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| 小题8: | | A．rough | B．wet | C．messy | D．dirty |
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| 小题9: | | A．thanked | B．left | C．waved | D．greeted |
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| 小题10: | | A．umbrella | B．appearance | C．address | D．name |
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| 小题11: | | A．obviously | B．accidently | C．really | D．purposely |
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| 小题12: | | A．watched | B．noticed | C．searched | D．heard |
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| 小题13: | | A．equipment | B．stage | C．object | D．site |
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| 小题14: | | A．keep | B．carry | C．have | D．return |
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| 小题15: | | A．passer-by | B．stranger | C．man | D．woman |
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