A Lesson in Caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora
. She wasn’t even four, but she
at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my
. But I do remember a sudden
feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her
, whether it was birds flying or children playing. But now she was noticing
and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and
it to an elderly person. I signed us up. Nora was
about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how
our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to
myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought a(n)
to turn back. The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?
, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She
us right over.
The building was in a bad state. A silver-haired woman in an old dress received us. Nora ran inside. I
followed. However, when we talked, I was moved by her struggle against the hard life and realized what our little help meant to her. When the time came to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home
, touched.
Professionals call such a
“a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see.
else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something
that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and
clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve
her grow over these past four years, I still wonder – which of us has benefited more?
小题2:
| A．pulled | B．stared | C．pointed | D．aimed |
| 小题3: | | A．debate | B．reply | C．explanation | D．expression |
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| 小题4: | | A．light | B．funny | C．heavy | D．magical |
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| 小题5: | | A．image | B．dream | C．memory | D．world |
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| 小题6: | | A．coldness | B．kindness | C．suffering | D．sharing |
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| 小题7: | | A．sent | B．applied | C．devoted | D．posted |
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| 小题8: | | A．concerned | B．curious | C．satisfied | D．excited |
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| 小题9: | | A．attractive | B．valuable | C．creative | D．lucky |
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| 小题10: | | A．encourage | B．expect | C．allow | D．push |
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| 小题11: | | A．urge | B．effort | C．hurry | D．must |
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| 小题12: | | A．Therefore | B．But | C．Anyhow | D．Instead |
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| 小题13: | | A．requested | B．promised | C．invited | D．thanked |
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| 小题14: | | A．happily | B．cautiously | C．eagerly | D．unwillingly |
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| 小题15: | | A．in tears | B．in disappointment | C．with tiredness | D．with anxiety |
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| 小题16: | | A．stay | B．visit | C．reception | D．challenge |
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| 小题18: | | A．reliable | B．fair | C．difficult | D．enjoyable |
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| 小题19: | | A．collect | B．order | C．make | D．design |
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| 小题20: | | A．had | B．felt | C．watched | D．noticed |
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