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| With a group of colleagues, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I loved the heat, the streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai food. One day, I set off from my _1_ to find a temple that interested me. When I walked past some buildings, I was 2 as I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in 3 clothing lay on the dusty stones. The terrible thought crossed my mind 4 she might be dead. Feeling quite helpless, I 5 her. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. As an instant 6 , I reached into my pocket to find some money. 7 , I pushed it into her hand. It was enough money for her to 8 for a few months. At this moment she opened her large, brown eyes filled with tears and 9 the money I'd given her. I felt like the "kind stranger". 10 a common language, she looked at me with the 11 and pity that could burn into a soul. She 12 pushed back the money. I was left shocked. Her eyes were 13 me. It took at least a kilometre of walking to 14 I was quite the fool. She didn't 15 money. She needed covers, a bottle of water and possibly some human comfort. She was the one to teach me a valuable lesson. That evening, I sat analysing my material version of "_16_". I knew I had to 17 my Western values. This beautiful woman had given me something that I will 18 for the rest of my life. When I look back upon the 19 , I hope my face carries the same wise smile that 20 laughed at me. | ||||
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| O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer for short stories. His 1 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, 2 he managed to 3 himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry 4 to Texas, where he tried different 5 . He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have 6 it. Because of that, he was sent to 7 . During the three years in prison, he learned to 8 short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and 9 writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. Most of O. Henry's 10 are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and deal for the most part with ordinary 11 : clerks, policemen, waitresses. O. Henry's short stories are well known 12 their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. And his stories were 13 more playful and optimistic. People like his stories, 14 simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the 15 , to the reader's surprise. | ||||
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