I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.
I am a very 1 person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be 2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 3 away, and then even my husband did.
As I turned around I 4 a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor 5 men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “ 6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for 7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been 8 .
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could 9 . He just wanted to be warm.
Then I really 10 it—the compulsion(冲动)was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a 11 tray(托盘).
I then walked around the corner to the 12 that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s 13 hand. He looked up at me, with 14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I 15 with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.
1. A.friendly B.healthy C.proud D.willing
2. A.treated B.served C.welcomed D.greeted
3. A.give B.put C.move D.throw
4. A.sounded B.tasted C.felt D.smelled
5. A.happy B.careless C.homeless D.pleasant
6. A.smiling B.crying C.thinking D.nodding
7. A.help B.acceptance C.money D.pocket
8. A.saving B.hoping C.holding D.counting
9. A.save B.share C.afford D.drink
10. A.felt B.made C.got D.took
11. A.different B.clean C.expensive D.clean
12. A.corner B.door C.kitchen D.table
13. A.warm B.clean C.dirty D.cold
14. A.fear B.tears C.hope D.desire
15. A.began B.met C.graduated D.filled
— Could you do me a favor to take these books to the teachers’ office?
—________.
A.With pleasure B.That’s very kind of you
C.Good idea D.Yes, that’s right
Who is the girl ______ is drawing a picture under that tree?
A.that B.which C.whose D.what
— How much of his speech do you think you have understood?
—________. I wish I had worked harder.
A.Quite a few B.Very few C.Next to nothing D.Quite a lot
—Have you finished your homework yet?
— No, I’ll finish it in ________ ten minutes.
A.more B.other C.another D.else
— Do you know ________?
— It’s about fifteen minutes’ walk.
A.how far is the post office B.which is the way to the post office
C.how long did you reach the post office D.how far it is to the post office from here