A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with
36 . As they drive past
37 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by
38 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty
39 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was
40 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a
41 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some
42 or other.
I
43 answered politely and made sure I
44 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I
45 to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their
46 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to
47 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their
48 . Imagine my
49 when two days later they
50 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they
51 me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not
52 on your random（随意的） gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this
53 to others, nor how many broken or
54 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of
55 .
| 小题1: | | A．nobody | B．someone | C．anyone | D．nothing |
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| 小题2: | | A．ladies | B．neighbors | C．friends | D．relatives |
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| 小题3: | | A．composing | B．requesting | C．reporting | D．explaining |
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| 小题4: | | A．important | B．easy | C．interesting | D．little |
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| 小题5: | | A．accused | B．warned | C．reminded | D．convinced |
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| 小题6: | | A．challenge | B．job | C．task | D．matter |
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| 小题7: | | A．jokes | B．advice | C．explanation | D．complaint |
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| 小题8: | | A．seldom | B．never | C．always | D．sometimes |
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| 小题9: | | A．waved | B．stared | C．noticed | D．laughed |
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| 小题10: | | A．started | B．continued | C．mentioned | D．decided |
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| 小题11: | | A．smile | B．attitude | C．decision | D．anger |
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| 小题12: | | A．add | B．recommend | C．reduced | D．drove |
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| 小题13: | | A．place | B．roof | C．gate | D．fence |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．smile | C．surprise | D．face |
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| 小题15: | | A．whispered | B．stopped | C．shouted | D．wandered |
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| 小题16: | | A．brought | B．wished | C．threw | D．expected |
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| 小题17: | | A．take in | B．take up | C．give in | D．give up |
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| 小题18: | | A．refers | B．means | C．relates | D．contributes |
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| 小题19: | | A．kind | B．light | C．hard | D．warm |
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| 小题20: | | A．sorrow | B．hope | C．imagination | D．kindness |
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