A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    36    . She wasn’t even four, but she   37    at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my   38    . But I do remember a sudden   39    feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her   40     , whether it was     41    flying or children playing. But now she was noticing   42    and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and   43     it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was   44    about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   45    our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to    46    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn    47    . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   48    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   49    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed.   50     inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    51    .
Professionals call such a(n)   52    “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something    53     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and   54     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve    55     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

A．did B．was C．has D．had

A．pulled B．replaced C．waved D．aimed

A．debate B．reply C．explanation D．expression

A．general B．funny C．heavy D．magical

A．web B．dream C．castle D．world

A．insects B．animals C．plants D．birds

A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．appearance

A．sent B．returned C．devoted D．posted

A．concerned B．sorry C．worried D．excited

A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple

A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push

A．back B．away C．up D．out

A．Therefore B．But C．Anyhow D．Also

A．requested B．promised C．invited D．helped

A．Although B．Once C．Because D．Though

A．in tears B．in surprise C．in reality D．in disappointment

A．stay B．visit C．reception D．challenge

A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable

A．collect B．make C．order D．design

A．let B．made C．watched D．affected