Many winters ago I was working at a college when a homeless woman came in wearing only thin clothes. She started
as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room . Clearly, she wasn't well. Without
too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find
. in the "Lost and Found" box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way
. A co-worker told me I should not help this person.
it would only lead to her wanting
help. I ignored(忽视) her and carried on,
the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my
and asked to speak with me in private.
, I gave him my full attention. He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the
with the co-worker about helping the
woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was
he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I
tears, because I really needed the money at the time, but also because I had
been recognized in such a way
helping someone! We became good friends and, twenty years later, he called me up
and told me he wanted to help me
my first home! He gave me$ 120,000 to buy my dream house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large
. and he said it was because I was a "giver" and that I deserved(应得) it. I was able to
the perfect little home for me, all because one day I
a homeless woman without besitation .
小题1: | A.crying | B.coughing | C.drinking | D.working |
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小题2: | A.worrying | B.joking | C.talking | D.thinking |
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小题3: | A.clothes | B.keys | C.bags | D.coins |
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小题4: | A.out | B.forward | C.back | D.through |
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小题6: | A.little | B.less | C.much | D.more |
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小题7: | A.in spite of | B.in face of | C.in charge of | D.in place of |
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小题8: | A.home | B.bank | C.office | D.classroom |
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小题9: | A.Curious | B.Worrying | C.Dangerous | D.Puzzling |
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小题10: | A.quarrel | B.discussion | C.agreement | D.conversation |
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小题11: | A.hungry | B.sick | C.kind | D.boring |
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小题13: | A.burst into | B.held back | C.broke out | D.rolled down |
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小题14: | A.yet | B.still | C.already | D.never |
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小题16: | A.hopelessly | B.carelessly | C.unexpectedly | D.unwillingly |
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小题18: | A.gift | B.effort | C.home | D.friendship |
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小题20: | A.found | B.helped | C.adopted | D.raised |
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