It was a few years ago, and I took a holiday-season job in a video store. One day, an elderly woman
The elderly woman separated from the young one and
Rather than rushing off to
As we walked along the back of the store, I
We
I
“Cherish (珍爱) her,” I said. And then I answered her
A.closed | B.entered | C.passed | D.left |
A.knew | B.realized | C.guessed | D.explained |
A.kindness | B.courage | C.interest | D.impatience |
A.began | B.continued | C.forgot | D.agreed |
A.moved around | B.walked over | C.dropped out | D.fell behind |
A.familiar | B.strange | C.unusual | D.normal |
A.songs | B.poems | C.pictures | D.movies |
A.make | B.play | C.get | D.borrow |
A.so | B.or | C.and | D.but |
A.back | B.forward | C.up | D.down |
A.work | B.company | C.success | D.performance |
A.introduced | B.designed | C.examined | D.changed |
A.worried about | B.angry at | C.happy with | D.afraid of |
A.developed | B.watched | C.missed | D.found |
A.wanted | B.hated | C.enjoyed | D.remembered |
A.sent | B.carried | C.drove | D.pushed |
A.attention | B.advice | C.support | D.promise |
A.proud | B.satisfying | C.confident | D.surprising |
A.done | B.gone | C.accepted | D.asked |
A.Breaks | B.Holidays | C.Chances | D.Moments |
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