When I was about 6 years old I lived in Kenya. There
was a lot of and there were always street
children on the roads asking for money. There was such a big divide between
those children and me and I grew up very aware of being so .
We had a wonderful and very kind driver, John, who had
been working with my for decades. He used to
take us to and from school. One day while we were stopped in traffic a young
street child, probably no more than 10 years old, with
a friendly greeting, “Hi, John!”
He the car and
shook John’s hand,. John then gave him a little bit of money and waved him off
with a smile before we carried on our way to school.
I had watched the whole incident completely .
John had a large family himself and had to work very hard to make ends
.I knew that he didn’t have any spare money. So, of course, at that
age I couldn’t understand why he would be giving money to the child.
“Who was that?” I asked. “My friend,” he replied. “I
see him every morning on my way to work and I give him a little bit of money.”
Unable to comprehend, I asked, “Why do
you have to give him money every morning?” John replied, “So he can use it to
buy some food.”
It was probably at that that
I understood what kindness really was. A person who was in a difficult
situation himself still found some money to for
a child who needed it. Even at the age of 6 that had such a great impact on me.
I didn’t have any money, but I wanted to too.
So when my grandfather gave us a chocolate bar after dinner every Friday, I
would mine up so I
could give it to John to give to his friend.
1.A.kindness
B.violence C.poverty
D.excitement
2.A.fortunate B.intelligent
C.guilty D.unfair
3.A.college
B.company C.family D.team
4.A.passed by B.got
in C.got back
D.called out
5.A.stopped B.approached
C.examined D.followed
6.A.annoyed
B.surprised C.satisfied
D.touched
7.A.meet
B.leave
C.move D.turn
8.A.Even
B.Merely
C.Yet D.Still
9.A.sight
B.degree
C.spot D.moment
10.A.spare
B.spend
C.supply D.raise
11.A.belong
B.contribute C.change D.interfere
12.A.keep
B.divide
C.save D.add
