Once I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald’s Corporation. One __1__event was “Ronald Day”. One day each month, we visited some hospitals, bringing a little __2___to people there.
I was __3__to visit people who were experiencing some “down time”. The warmth and __4__ I received would stay with me for weeks. I __5__ the event.
There were two __6__during a visit. First I couldn’t go anywhere in the hospital without permission. Second, I could not __7__anyone there. It might transfer(转移) germs(病菌) from one __8__to another. I __9__the necessity of the “don’t touch” rule, but I didn’t __10__ it. Touching is a good way of __11__. But breaking either of these rules meant I could lose my job.
One day as I was passing a hallway, I heard a(n) __12__voice, “Ronald, Ronald.” I pushed a door open and saw a boy about five years old, __13__to lots of medical equipment. His parents and grandparents were beside him.
I knew by the feeling in the room his situation was __14__. I did some simple magic tricks for him. Before I left, the boy asked, “Would you hug me?”
Such a(n) __15__request! But what I was thinking was that I could lose my __16__. So I told him I could not do that right now, but I __17__that he and I color a picture. Upon __18_ it, he asked me to hug him again.
Why could I not satisfy the request of a little boy who could __19__ not recover and go home? I realized that in this situation, losing my job should not be the disaster I __20__. At last, I gave him a big hug.
The little boy smiled broadly.
1. A. standard B. boring C. difficult D. possible
2. A. health B. food C. happiness D. service
3. A. sorry B. able C. unlikely D. proud
4. A. surprise B. confidence C. encouragement D. appreciation
5. A. loved B. respected C. improved D. created
6. A. expectations B. restrictions C. duties D. barriers
7. A. touch B. meet C. treat D. greet
8. A. doctor B. patient C. worker D. nurse
9. A. stressed B. wondered C. understood D. repeated
10. A. like B. oppose C. obey D. accept
11. A. attention B. approval C. conversation D. communication
12. A. little B. calm C. impatient D. powerful
13. A. pointed B. devoted C. connected D. led
14. A. special B. serious C. common D. different
15. A. foolish B. awkward C. simple D. strange
16. A. direction B. job C. mind D. sense
17. A. ordered B. insisted C. demanded D. suggested
18. A. finding B. working C. completing D. watching
19. A. finally B. clearly C. actually D. probably
20. A. showed B. feared C. felt D. got