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at 2:30 a.m.. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single
light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me.
By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm
and we walked slowly toward the car.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It"s nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat
my passengers the way I would want my mother treated."
"Oh, you"re such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an
address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"
"It"s not the shortest way," I answered quickly.
"Oh, I"m in no hurry," she said. "I"m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don"t have
any family left. The doctor says I don"t have very long."
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where
she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had
once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she"d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit
staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said, "I"m tired. Let"s go now."
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
"How much do I owe you?" she asked.
"Nothing." I said.
"You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I
answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our
hug ended with her remark, "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy."
B. see some places for the last time
C. let the driver earn more money
D. reach the destination on time
B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance
D. was in a hurry to take other passengers
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others" concern.
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Dr. Vincent. He was a Pediatric Cardiologist at UCLA back in 1971 who saved my
life. I was eight years old at the time with a severe heart problem and I needed heart
surgery. My Mom did not have the money, and without the surgery there was a real
good chance I would not live to be thirteen years old. After contacting several
organizations, Dr. Vincent was able to get financial help for me through United Way,
a Crippled Children"s Organization.
Dr. Vincent was a handsome man; he was also very gentle and caring. I remember
being in the hospital for an Angiogram test, and during the procedure I was crying
terribly, so the medical staff called in Dr. Vincent to calm me down, and he was able
to comfort me when no one else could. Then the time came for me to have heart
surgery; there was a fifty-percent chance that I would not make it through the surgery
because it was experimental. At the time I was only the second or third person to have
this procedure done. I was absolutely terrified, and again Dr. Vincent reassured me he
would see to it that everything would be all right.
I had a lot of confidence and trust in Dr. Vincent; He came to see me after the surgery,
which was extremely painful but very successful, and brought me a stuffed animal. I was
so surprised to get this gift from Dr. Vincent; I gave him a hug. I guess Dr. Vincent must
have known I was feeling very lonely and scared. You see, I had no family or friends to
visit me while I was in the hospital except for my Mom, and I am not sure why. I do know
one thing; I had a wonderful doctor who took the time to help a scared little girl who felt
all alone.
This was twenty eight years ago, so wherever you are Dr. Vincent, I want to thank you
for not only saving my life, but you helped me live a normal productive life, and for showing
me that you truly cared, for that I will be eternally grateful to you.
B. Dr.Vincent was caring and kind
C. Dr.Vincent carried out the operation.
D. Dr.Vincent offered the money the operation needed.
B. comfort her
C. scare her
D. have the surgery.
B. she didn"t trust in Dr. Vincent
C. the operation would be extremely painful
D. she felt scared and all alone
B. He saved the money day by day.
C. He got help from an organization.
D. He borrowed the money from his friends.
lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and
made girl friends. Little did I realize that casualness would certainly lead to loss.
Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FAIL in
more than half the subjects. I didn"t care, at least not till my dad found out about it.
You see, I studied in India and unlike the United States where the students are expected
to finance their own education, my dad financed me.
Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper
but he just told me, "Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on". It hit me
like a roundhouse kick (回旋踢) from Bruce Lee. I was jolted (震摇) out of my bones!
I couldn"t comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college. I owed
everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living
a life filled with credit.
When I went back to college, I knew that if I don"t change the way I live my life I
won"t be able to pay everybody off. So I decided to make some changes, drastic changes.
I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong road, starting hanging
out in libraries and reading my engineering books.
One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude (优等成绩). Life
was never the same again. This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take
action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me
when I feel that I"m about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it!
B. encouraging those lazy students to study hard at school
C. showing you can overcome any difficulty if you take action
D. calling on the readers not to develop bad habits in college
B. he was in heavy debt he couldn"t bear
C. he decided to give up smoking
D. his allowance was cut in half
B. removed his bad habits and didn"t lead a casual life
C. never hung out with his friends but studied all day
D. began to live a happy life due to his good grades
B. The author did well in making good friends in the school.
C. The author made great progress with the help of his friends.
D. Students were encouraged to do part-time jobs in Indian schools.
miles, whenever I"m feeling down. At that time she was 2 something.
Looking 3 , she said, "Hello." I nodded,not wanting to 4 with a small child.
"I"m Wendy and I"m building something," she said.
"I see. But what is it?" I asked, not 5 .
"I don"t know. I just like the 6 of sand."
A sandpiper (矶鹞鸟) flew by.
"That"s a 7 . Mum says sandpipers come to bring us joy."
"Good-bye, joy," I thought to myself, "hello, 8 ." and walked away. My life then seemed
completely out of 9 .
"Come again," she called, "and have another 10 day."
But the days and weeks that followed 11 to other people:naughty boys and a 12 mother.
One morning I suddenly realized I needed my 13 and headed for the beach. The breeze was
cool, but I walked along,trying to recapture (捕捉) the inner peace I needed. I had almost 14
the child so I was surprised when she appeared.
" 16 do you live?" I asked. She pointed toward a summer cottage.
Then one day, I rushed to my beach in great pain, even in no__16__to greet the girl. "If you
don"t mind," I said coldly, "I"d rather be 17 today." She seemed unusually 18 and out of breath.
"Why?" she asked.
"My mother died!"
"Did it hurt when she died?"
"Of course it hurt!" I shouted, misunderstanding her.
When I next went to the beach, she wasn"t there. Feeling 19 , and admitting I 20 her, I went
up to the cottage. A woman answered the door. "Wendy, my daughter, died last week. She had
leukemia (白血病). Maybe she didn"t tell you."
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