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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
1 . As they drive past
2 they keep their eyes
looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌
的人) of themselves to the local police station by
3 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once
a day and any other petty
4 gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was
5 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind.
This proved quite a
6 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
7 or other.
I
8 answered politely and made sure I
9 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
10 to
place a kindness rock in their garden. Their
11 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as
friendly as possible. During the Easter, we decided once again to
12 these two unhappy ladies to our
list and left a packet of cookies on their
13 . Imagine my
14 when two days later they
15 at my gate and
jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they
16 me a bunch
of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not
17 on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what
this
18 to others, nor how many broken or
19 hearted people you may just change with a simple act
of
20 .
( )1. A. nobody
( )2. A. ladies
( )3. A. composing
( )4. A. important
( )5. A. accused
( )6. A. challenge
( )7. A. jokes
( )8. A. seldom
( )9. A. waved
( )10. A. started
( )11. A. smile
( )12. A. add
( )13. A. place
( )14. A. interest
( )15. A. whispered
( )16. A. brought
( )17. A. take in
( )18. A. refers
( )19. A. kind
( )20. A. sorrow |
B. someone
B. neighbors
B. requesting
B. easy
B. warned
B. job
B. advice
B. never
B. stared
B. continued
B. attitude
B. recommend
B. roof
B. smile
B. stopped
B. wished
B. take up
B. means
B. light
B. hope |
C. anyone
C. friends
C. reporting
C. interesting
C. reminded
C. task
C. explanation
C. always
C. noticed
C. mentioned
C. decision
C. reduced
C. gate
C. surprise
C. shouted
C. threw
C. give in
C. relates
C. hard
C. imagination |
D. nothing
D. relatives
D. explaining
D. little
D. convinced
D. matter
D. complaint
D. sometimes
D. laughed
D. decided
D. anger
D. drove
D. fence
D. face
D. wandered
D. expected
D. give up
D. contributes
D. warm
D. kindness |