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Have you ever offered a helping hand to those who are in trouble?
One day, two ______ (1) were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears. They thought the woman looked very ______ (2). They went up to her and said, “Are you going to town? If you are, we will help carry your basket.”
“Thank you,” ______ (3) the woman, “you are very kind. You see I’m weak and ill.” Then she told them that she was now going to market to ______ (4) the pears which grew on the only tree in her little garden.
“We are all going to the ______ (5).” said the boys. “Let us have the basket.” And they took hold of it, one each side. They walked ______ (6) with the heavy basket, but happily.
The other day, I saw a little girl stop and ______ (7) a piece of orange peel (皮), which she threw into the dustbin (垃圾桶), “I wish ______ (8) would throw that on the sidewalk,” said she. “Someone may step on it and fall.”
Perhaps some may say that these are not ______ (9) things. That is right. But such a little thing shows that you have a thoughtful mind and a
feeling heart. We must not wait for the ______ (10) to do great things. We must begin with little things of love.
1. A. boys B. girls C. men D. women
2. A. bored B. tired C. pleased D. surprised
3. A. asked B. told C. replied D. spoke
4. A. bring B. buy C. take D. sell
5. A. town B. market C. garden D. school
6. A. weakly B. quickly C. slowly D. quietly
7. A. take out B. cut off C. put down D. pick up
8. A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D.anybody
9. A. little B. good C. great D. bad
10. A. pay B. time C. advice D. love