I am a mother of
three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 36
of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and
always 37 at everyone. So I thought this would be very 38
.
Soon after we were
given the project, my 39 went out to McDonald’s. We were
waiting to be 40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began
to 41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two
homeless men 42 .
As I looked down at
the short gentleman with 43 eyes, he said, “Good day.” The
second man stood behind his friend. I 44 the second man was mentally
challenged(智障) and the
blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 45
at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “Coffee is
all, Miss.” Because that was all they could 46 .
I smiled and asked
the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 47 tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did
not do this for you. God is here 48 through me to give you
hope.”
When I joined my
husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 49 God gave you
to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 50
with this story in hand. I 51 “my project” and the
teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I 52 this
with the class?”
I slowly 53
and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human
beings, share this to help people and to be 54 .
In my own way I had
55 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and
every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college
student.
1. A. question B. project C.
class D. expression
2. A. smile B.
laugh C.
look D. stare
3. A. difficult B. funny C.
important D. easy
4.A. teacher B.
classmates C. family D.
children
5. A. ordered B. served C.
paid D. called
6. A. run away B. crowd in C.
shout out D. move away
7.A. in surprise B. in silence C.
in rags D. in fear
8. A. tearful B.
blue C.
closed D. black
9. A. realized B. accepted C.
permitted D. admitted
10. A. helper B.
gentleman C. lady D.
friend
11. A. drink B.
want C.
take D. afford
12. A. big B.
separate C. flat D.
round
13.A. working B.
going C.
getting D. carrying
14. A. how B.
when C.
where D. why
15. A. college B. home C.
church D. McDonald’s
16. A. put up B.
handed out C. handed in D.
put away
17. A. publish B. share C.
copy D. keep
18.A. turned B.
left C.
shook D. nodded
19.A. forgiven B. thanked C.
helped D. remembered
20. A. touched B. knew C.
forgot D. recognized
Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not , I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account ).I love how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself , instead of a second-class version of somebody else .”