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I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me.She was yelling and 1 everyone who walked past her for spare 2 and she looked like a mess.My 3 reaction was fear…to close off and hope she didn't come near me, but she did.1 was on the plone and when she 4 yelling, I said,“I'm on the phone,”in the nicest way I could, assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in 5 .She walked away, mumbing(自言自语),“I'm 6 you.I'm sorry, I'm sorry.I'll leave”.And she turned the corner.
7 , I would fee relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn't 8 .Without another thought, I looked in my 9 for the spare change I had, Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything-for all of the change I could 10 find to give.
I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I 11 .She held my hand and said,“Thank you!”Her hand was 12 and dirty, but I didn't mind 13 her hand.1 wanted to be there for her for some reason, when normally I would 14 the other way.She looked at me and said,“Will you touch my face?”And for some reason, I did.I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 15 .I chould 16 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 17 .and so I held it there, trying to 18 her with my heart open.It was powerful
She thanked me and walked away quietly, And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 19 sense of what had just hppened, It changed somehting in me and has made me want to be a 20 operson to the people I meet during my day.
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