I always wondered how people would react if I tried to approach a stranger for help in a busy place like a street corner or in a bustling mall. I personally have hurried past a stranger who tried to catch my attention in a busy place.
Yesterday I had a taste of being stuck in such a desperate situation where your only hope of help would have to come from a total stranger.
I was in a busy shopping mall buying a large piece of luggage. After the purchase in one of the large and expensive shops, I picked up my phone from my pocket to call my driver waiting in the parking lot and my phone was dead.
I then requested the shop assistant selling me the luggage, which was not cheap at all, if she could ring the number of my driver for me. She replied, still all smiles, “I’m sorry Sir, but it is the shop policy that we cannot use mobile phones while working in the shop.”
As I was wondering what kind of policy that was, I saw a nice-looking teenage boy coming toward me. Remember my wife’s interesting theory that beautiful people are more likely to give you a hand when you’re in trouble, I thought I might have a chance. But before I could say a word, he walked past me. It turned out he simply didn’t see me.
I waited in the mall but it seemed nobody bothered to look at me. Disappointed and tired, I got out of the shop on to the busy street in front. I stood there with people rushing by, looking at their faces to see if they will show kindness to me. I began wondering how many times I had reacted to strangers like the shop girl and the teenager.
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That was when I saw a young mother with her two kids.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________December 5, 2012, was a very special day for Josephine and Scott Lansing, as it marked the fourth adoption for the Lansings.
When they began the journey to adopt their first daughter, Cloe, years ago, Josephine and Scott Lansing never imagined they would eventually have a house full of girls. The couple later adopted Josie in 2011 and Annabelle in 2012. For the Lansing family, adoption is about giving every child the opportunity to grow healthily in a loving home. Scott and Josephine are great advocates for each of their daughters, and they make sure each child knows how special and loved they are.
In February of 2009, Bethany entered into the care of Child Protective Services due to her mother's inability to care for her and her brothers and sisters. Her experiences made it very difficult for her to trust adults, since she learned from an early age that she could only count on herself. She lived in a shelter for several months before moving into a foster home (寄养家庭). Still, Bethany struggled to understand why she had been taken away from the only family she had known. In May of 2010, Bethany was placed at Helping Hand Home for Children's Residential Treatment Center, where her journey to returning to normal finally began. With the patience, support, and guidance of the Helping Hand Home staff, Bethany developed healthy, appropriate ways to express her emotions. She was taught to respect herself, and she learned that it was okay to trust others.
When Bethany was introduced to the Lansing family in June of 2012, the meeting did not go as smoothly as everyone hoped. Bethany's insecurities resurfaced due to the suffering she experienced at such a young age, and she refused to talk or even look at the Lansings at their first meeting.
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But the Lansing family had no intention to give up.
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Later, Bethany experienced a lot of exciting things.
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3 . Smith Justice and his son were coming back from the dentist, when they saw a homeless man in the road. Smith
Smith told his son what people saw as a good thing was not good enough to make a
A chain reaction of kindness
| A．managed | B．promised | C．intended | D．agreed |
| A．confused | B．doubtful | C．tense | D．hesitant |
| A．normally | B．clearly | C．secretly | D．formally |
| A．reaction | B．devotion | C．objection | D．solution |
| A．out of sight | B．out of control | C．in the way | D．in the charge |
| A．fortune | B．difference | C．name | D．commitment |
| A．rolled down | B．reached for | C．looked through | D．lifted up |
| A．check | B．card | C．cash | D．food |
| A．matching | B．replacing | C．reflecting | D．showing |
| A．changed | B．stopped | C．remained | D．started |
| A．greet | B．smile | C．chat | D．donate |
| A．remembered | B．realized | C．accepted | D．regretted |
| A．reminded | B．comforted | C．praised | D．warned |
| A．help | B．work | C．mean | D．matter |
| A．Returning | B．Accepting | C．Spreading | D．Seeking |
4 . Kids are often stressed and scared when they break a bone, but Luis Ruiz makes getting a cast(打石膏)fun at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. The doctor customizes(定制)casts of young
About ten years ago, a little boy asked Ruiz to
“It lit him up!” Ruiz remembers. That moment of joy
Since that first
“The kids just
| A．patients | B．ladies | C．adults | D．partners |
| A．revise | B．make | C．draw | D．cancel |
| A．nurse | B．boy | C．reporter | D．doctor |
| A．set | B．mix | C．clean | D．mess |
| A．preferred | B．attempted | C．continued | D．recommended |
| A．finally | B．personally | C．confidently | D．curiously |
| A．disappointed | B．prepared | C．pleased | D．tired |
| A．advised | B．inspired | C．enabled | D．allowed |
| A．broken | B．strong | C．extra | D．bad |
| A．came along | B．got on | C．let off | D．went by |
| A．sight | B．distance | C．base | D．point |
| A．ugly | B．smiley | C．lonely | D．smelly |
| A．view | B．fact | C．part | D．comment |
| A．bring | B．wish | C．lend | D．mail |
| A．hosts | B．kids | C．parents | D．myself |
5 . As Ruslan and his friend fished, they suddenly spotted three creatures in the water. It was a mother bear and her two cubs, swimming along trying to cross the lake. “This in itself was not an unusual sight, as bears are extremely common in the Russian wilderness,” said Ruslan.
But soon the men realized something was not right. As the mother swam confidently toward one of the islands, her cubs were starting to struggle. Ruslan and his friend could not believe what they were seeing. The two fishermen were faced with the very real possibility of watching the young bears drown. It was something they couldn’t allow to happen. Ruslan didn’t want to approach the cubs while their mother was still within reach, fearing she might turn around and attack them and their boat. But as the seconds ticked along, he and his friend watched the cubs become more desperate. Finally he decided that when the mother was at a safe distance, they sailed toward the cubs, slowly not to frighten them. To their amazement, it seemed as though the young bears knew this was a lifeline.
The cubs swam close enough to the boat to put their paws on the side. But they kept slipping as they couldn’t get a strong hold to pull themselves onto the boat. The men decided to use their fishing net to help pull the cubs onto the boat. But it would not be easy—two totally wet bear cubs were infinitely heavier than the fish the net was designed to hold.
But this was their best chance, so they had to try. Ruslan jumped into the water while his friend took the net and slowly slid it under the cubs, hoping to pull them up. The cubs turned toward the men and looked straight at them, seemingly acknowledging their efforts to help. Then, an incredible thing happened. The cubs made it onto the boat at last.
1. How did Ruslan feel when he came across three bears swimming across the lake?| A．Unusual. | B．Overjoyed. | C．Desperate. | D．Unsurprised. |
| A．Because there is a risk of drowning. |
| B．Because the cubs were still within reach. |
| C．Because they were concerned for their safety. |
| D．Because the cubs had only a slim chance of survival. |
| A．The cubs were too heavy to be pulled up. |
| B．The cubs made it onto the boat by themselves. |
| C．The drowning cubs were saved with the fishing net. |
| D．The two fishermen jumped into the water to help the cubs. |
| A．Modest and cautious. | B．Dedicated and mature. |
| C．Greedy and patient. | D．Caring and courageous. |
Easton retired(退休) as a school teacher, and he didn’t have enough savings. What’s worse, his wife, Cassandra, had heart disease that needed expensive treatment.
To save his wife’s life, Easton didn’t have a choice but to take up a job, and he found one as a pizza delivery(递送) man at Rooster’s Pizza. On his first day on the job, his co-workers judged him because the sight of an 84-year-old pizza delivery man was undoubtedly a rare one. But Easton didn’t care.
After delivering the first two orders that day, Easton was on his way to deliver the third one, when he realized his car was low on gas. He stopped at a gas station, worried he would be late for his next delivery. Determined to make it on time, Easton grabbed the steering wheel and drove as fast as he could. However, as he reached one of the main roads, a police car stopped him.
When Officer Jenkins and Officer Matthew walked up to Easton’s car, they were shocked to see an 84-year-old behind the wheel of a pizzeria car. Moreover, they didn’t expect an old man to be speeding.
“You see,” Easton said nervously, “I am running late for pizza delivery. We have a policy of delivering pizza within 45 minutes, or I’ll have to pay for it out of my pocket, and I need money for my wife’s treatment. I hope you understand…”
Officer Matthew looked at Easton’s teary eyes and trembling hands and felt deeply sad for him. However, he couldn’t go against his line of duty. They had to give him a ticket anyway. Easton was late for the delivery that day, prompting his manager to deduct(扣除) it from his salary. He was also warned that he would have to leave if he repeated the mistake.
Not losing heart, Easton set out for his deliveries the following day. “Rooster’s Pizza!” he shouted as he rang the doorbell of one of the houses on his list.
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When the door opened, Easton recognized his customer was Officer Matthew!
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 . Two weeks ago, a 5-year-old girl named Sunshine Oelfke emptied out her piggy bank (存钱罐) onto the living room floor and immediately started counting. Her grandmother, Jackie Oelfke, thought she was playing as she carefully lined up the coins, but then she saw the girl put the coins into a plastic bag and place it in her backpack.
“What are you doing with that money?” Jackie asked her granddaughter.
“I’m taking it to school,” Sunshine replied. “I’m going to take it for milk money. My friend Layla doesn’t get milk— her mom doesn’t have milk money and I do.”
Jackie’s heart melted at Sunshine’s words. Choked with strong feelings, Jackie held her sweet granddaughter tightly in her arms.
Last week, Jackie and Sunshine met with her teacher, Rita Hausher, and handed her the $30 the kindergartner had saved. There are 20 kids in Sunshine’s class and about half don’t get milk. It costs $ 0.45 a carton (纸盒). The total adds up to about $180 a month for every child in the class to have milk every day.
After dropping Sunshine off at school, Jackie posted a tearful video on Facebook to explain her granddaughter’s plan. To her surprise, many people offered to donate toward the cause. Within a week, Jackie raised more than $1,000. Now every student in Sunshine’s class can get free milk for the rest of the year.
Jackie said Sunshine doesn’t see her kind act as a big deal. She was just trying to look out for her friends. “She doesn’t understand the effect she’s brought about,” Jackie said. “But now she knows she can do whatever she puts her mind to.”
1. Why did Sunshine empty her piggy bank?| A．She hoped to show off her savings in class. | B．She needed to train her counting skills. |
| C．She wanted to play with the coins. | D．She intended to pay for her friend’s milk. |
| A．Relieved. | B．Touched. | C．Curious. | D．Proud. |
| A．Two heads are better than one. | B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. | D．There’s no such thing as a free lunch. |
| A．Small Coins, Big Changes. | B．Jackie’s Piggy Bank. |
| C．Piggy Bank and Carton Milk. | D．A Moved Grandmother. |
8 . Joseph Salmon, 17, was practising ice fishing with his mom on a lake in Iowa. Suddenly, Salmon saw a jeep, driven by an old man, Thomas Lee,
Then another young man waved at Lee and tried to
Things looked extremely
Finally, the rescue workers arrived. Lee was transported to a nearby hospital. Neither he nor his dog was injured while Salmon was only treated for a minor
| A．fall | B．shake | C．show | D．push |
| A．reason | B．strike | C．instant | D．error |
| A．border | B．blackboard | C．street | D．shoreline |
| A．drive | B．signal | C．return | D．explain |
| A．at a loss | B．at no cost | C．in shame | D．in relief |
| A．Therefore | B．Instead | C．Somehow | D．Otherwise |
| A．reliable | B．promising | C．vague | D．urgent |
| A．aggressive | B．anxious | C．patient | D．peaceful |
| A．ship | B．pool | C．river | D．water |
| A．handle | B．drag | C．break | D．purchase |
| A．hesitated | B．sought | C．declined | D．regretted |
| A．motionless | B．artificial | C．flexible | D．obvious |
| A．held | B．took | C．washed | D．rushed |
| A．mistake | B．scratch | C．procedure | D．resource |
| A．fortunate | B．elegant | C．ridiculous | D．sensitive |
Back in the day when I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with my life, I was studying to become a firefighter. I was a volunteer fire aide in New York, and was studying at Mission College. As a firefighter, you should always think of other people and try to help other people.
One night after going to class, I was walking home and decided to stop off at a fast food restaurant. I lived in an apartment alone near my college so most of the time I used to get a take-out, I got my food and started to head home when a homeless man walked to me. He looked 20 or so. He was very dirty and obviously very hungry. He asked me for some change to buy a little food. As I was pulling some change out, I had an idea.
I decided to see if he wanted to eat a real dinner, so I asked him to follow me back into the restaurant to order food together. For someone who had been on the fringes(边缘) of society it seemed like he was very surprised at my generosity(慷慨). But to me, it was what any ”human being“ should do or at least offer. He was afraid to go into the restaurant because of shame. But I insisted. When he finally followed me and walked into the restaurant, the people behind the counter refused to let him in, but I told them that I was buying him dinner and he had a right to be there. After some arguments, they finally let him in and he sat down at the table. It seemed like he was relieved a bit to be sitting at a table, I asked him to order whatever he wanted. He only ordered a hamburg, so I had to encourage him to order whatever he wanted.
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Finally he ordered three hamburgers and we began to talk.
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He stood up and looked at me, open-mouthed.
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10 . I was cooking dinner when my cell phone rang. My friend Anna called because her car
I asked my husband to
The children were my responsibility and I couldn’t help but be
All I could do was be
| A．turned around | B．sped up | C．pulled off | D．broke down |
| A．visit | B．assess | C．fetch | D．praise |
| A．put aside | B．take over | C．pay for | D．talk about |
| A．company | B．property | C．destination | D．residence |
| A．drive | B．wander | C．escape | D．check |
| A．patient | B．nervous | C．polite | D．curious |
| A．visibility | B．gravity | C．effort | D．waste |
| A．change | B．return | C．disappear | D．peak |
| A．slowly | B．blindly | C．directly | D．exactly |
| A．shelter | B．tree | C．shoulder | D．light |
| A．learning | B．remembering | C．wondering | D．explaining |
| A．smarter | B．brighter | C．cleaner | D．closer |
| A．forced | B．instructed | C．promised | D．inspired |
| A．persuade | B．interview | C．thank | D．invite |
| A．hopeful | B．welcome | C．determined | D．grateful |
