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I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a disheveled(蓬头垢面) homeless lady came walking towards me. She was yelling and 1 everyone who walked past her for spare 3 and she looked like a mess. My 2 reaction was fear... to close off and hope she didn't come near me, but she did. I was on the phone and when she 4 yelling, I said, "I'm on the phone," in the nicest way I could, assuring(向……保证) myself what she needed was a lesson in 5 . She walked away, mumbling(自言自语), "I'm 6 you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'll leave." And she turned the corner.
7 , I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn't 8 . Without another thought, I looked in my 9 for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything --- for all of the change I could 10 find to give.
I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I 11 . She held my hand and said, "Thank you!" Her hand was 12 and dirty, but I didn't mind 13 her hand. I wanted to be there for her for some reason, when normally I would 14 the other way. She looked at me and said, "Will you touch my face?" And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 15 . I could 16 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 17 , and so I held it there, trying to 18 her with my heart open. It was powerful.
She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 19 sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 20 person to the people I meet during my day.
1. A. greeting B. praising C. applying D. begging
2. A. change B. room C. time D. food
3. A. usual B. instant C. soon D. general
4. A. came across B. came out C. came over D. came through
5. A. common B. trouble C. polite D. manners
6. A. calling B. hurting C. annoying D. abusing
7. A. Fortunately B. Normally C. Luckily D. Unfortunately
8. A. rest B. appear C. enjoy D. exist
9. A. car B. table C. wallet D. seat
10. A. necessarily B. possibly C. likely D. certainly
11. A. earned B. searched C. found D. made
12. A. soft B. rough C. large D. neat
13. A. washing B. waving C. wiping D. holding
14. A. lead B. set C. turn D. show
15. A. cry B. laugh C. yell D. shout
16. A. understand B. sense C. know D. learn
17. A. if necessary B. if any C. if so D. if ever
18. A. persuade B. comfort C. entertain D. receive
19. A. take B. get C. catch D. make
20. A. kinder B. richer C. wiser D. happier
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