IwasinashoppingmallsoIdecidedtogoandgetacupofcoffee.AsIwasmakingmywaytothecoffeeshopInoticedanoldgentlemanpoorlydressedsittingneartheshop.Iknewfromthefirstsightthatheneededhelp.Hehadalittlelunchinfrontofhimandwasenjoyingit.Itwasclearthathehadaproblemwithhisrighteye.Ithenjoinedthelineandwaitedtobeserved.
Thenithappened.Oneofthemostbeautifulgestures(姿态)Ihadeverseeninmylife.There wasayoungmaninfrontofmeinthelinewhowasalsowaitingtobeserved.ThenextthingIknewwasthattheyoungmanhandedthewaitress(女服务员)20dollarsandrequestedaglassofjuiceasafavor(善行).Thewaitresslookedattheyoungmanalittl perplexednotfully
understandingtherequest.Thatwaswhentheyoungmanaskedhertogivethejuicetotheold gentlemaneatinghislunchoutsideaswellasthechange(零钱)fromthe20dollars.Theyoungmanalsotoldherthathewouldbewatchingeverysecondsothatshewouldbecompletelysafe.
Thentherewasawonderfulexchangebetweenthewaitressandtheoldman.IonlywishedI couldtakeaphotoofthesmilesonbothoftheirfaces.
AsIwasconsideringthiseventlaterIwonderedwhytheyoungmandidn’tperformthisact ofkindnesshimself.Maybehewashopingthatthisactofkindnessmightinspire(激励)otherstodosomethingforthisoldmanaswell.
1.Theoldgentleman_________outsidethecoffeeshop.
A.waswaitinginlineB.waseatinghislunch
C.wasaskingformoneyD.waswaitingforthewaitress
2.Theword“perplexed”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________.
A.doubtfulB.embarrassedC.worriedD.angry
3.Howdidtheyoungmanhelptheoldman?
A.Hetookhimtohavelunchandgavehimsomemoney.
B.Heboughthimaglassofjuiceandgavehimsomechangehimself.
C.Heaskedthewaitresstogivehimaglassofjuiceandsomechange.
D.Hetookapicturewiththeoldmantoremindotherstohelphim.
4.Fromthispassageweknow_________.
A.theyoungmanhadaproblemwithhisrighteye
B.thewaitresswastoofrightenedtohelptheoldman
C.theyoungmandislikedtobepraisedbyothersinpublic
D.thewritersupportedthebehavior(行为)ofthe