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Compassion(同情心) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into ________. An experience last weekend showed me this is ________. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building ________ the elderly. These old people are our main ________, and it’s not hard to lose ________ over their slowness. But last Sunday, one ________ gentleman appeared to teach me a ________ lesson. The man walked up to my register with a box of biscuits. He said he was ________, had just moved into his room, and had ________ in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to ________ me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him. I ________ what kind of person he had been years before, and ________ he would be like if luck had gong his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul. I told him that was ________, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt ________ and unkind saying this, but I ________ my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. “If anything”, he looked more pitiable. “________ it to me.” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and easy. Compassion, ________, is caring in action. I ________ the second man but told him that was not ________ either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket ________ these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
1.A. desireB. helpC. actionsD. experience
2.A. difficultB. dangerousC. trueD. interesting
3.A. withB. byC. toD. for
4.A. customersB. neighborsC. friendsD. helpers
5.A. heartB. patienceC. controlD. face
6.A. angryB. rudeC. niceD. aged
7.A. valuableB. interestingC. smallD. silly
8.A. in troubleB. out of cash
C. in poor healthD. out of work
9.A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. anything
10.A. helpB. repayC. thankD. give
11.A. knewB. thoughtC. wonderedD. asked
12.A. howB. whyC. whatD. who
13.A. sorryB. possibleC. easyD. good
14.A. worriedB. stupidC. unwiseD. helpless
15.A. knewB. dislikedC. enjoyedD. valued
16.A. OfferB. GiveC. PassD. Charge
17.A. at the same timeB. on the other hand
C. as a matter of factD. above all
18.A. refusedB. acceptedC. thankedD. respected
19.A. allowedB. paidC. welcomeD. pity
20.A. whetherB. becauseC. even ifD. as if