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It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my
husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his 1. ________(arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door 2. ________usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find
his bike gone, 3. ________was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was
used 4. ________(get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from 5. ________we live.
I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told 6. ________our story. Shortly after that, several
people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my
husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and 7. ________his job. It really is
8. ________honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met
before.
People say that a smile can 9. ________(pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from
strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it
10. ________(strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we,
too, can share with others.
