I was standing in the checkout line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the cashier(收银员)greeted her by name and asked her how she was doing. The woman shook her head and said: “Not so good, My husband just lost his job.” Then she gave the cashier food stamps(食品券).
My heart ached . I wanted to help but didn’t know how. At the parking lot, I spotted the woman. I remembered something in my purse that might help her. It wasn’t some money or an offer of a job for her husband, but maybe it would make hr life better.
“Excuse me,” I said, “I overheard what you said to the cashier. It sounds like you’re going through a really hard time. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”
I handed her card.
When the woman read the card, she began to cry, and said: “You have no idea how much this means to me.” I was a little astonished. Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what kind of reaction I might receive. All I could as was: “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”
I hugged her. Then I walked back to my car.
The words on the card?
“You Matter.”
A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar card as encouragement for a project I was working on. Deeplyl touched, I came home and ordered my own box of “You Matter” cards and started sharing them.
47. Who had a hard time then?
A. The writer B. The woman C. The writer’s friend D. The cashier
48. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?
A. Some money B. Some food C .A job D. A card
49. The woman cried probably because __________.
A. she was greatly encouraged B. the writer gave her a hug
C. her person problem was solved D. her husband got a new job
50. What is the correct order of the following events?
a. The writer ordered a box of “You Matter” cards
b. A friend gave the woman a card
c. The writer gave the woman a card
d. The writer knew the problems of the woman
A. a, d, c, b B. b, a, d, c C. d, c, b, a D. c, d, a, b
51. From the article, we can tell that writer is ___________.
A. modest B. patient C. kind-hearted D. energetic