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　　My kids and I would be spending the Thanksgiving Day without their father, who had 　　1　　 several months before．The two older kids were 　　2　　 with the flu．I had only about $ 20 to 　　3　　 until the end of the month．

　　Then I heard the phone ring．　　4　　 was the secretary from the church．She said they had something to give us．So I 　　5　　 by the church on my way to the market．

　　The church secretary met me at the door and 　　6　　 me a special envelope．“We think of you and the kids often,”she said．I opened the envelope and found two grocery certificates(杂货购物券)inside．Each was worth $ 20．

　　“Thank you very much,”I said, and as we 　　7　　 each other, I cried．

　　Then I went to a store and purchased some 　　8　　 items and had a little over $ 140 worth of groceries．As I handed the cashier one of the gift certificates, she took it, but turned her back for what seemed like a very 　　9　　 time．I thought something might be wrong．

　　“This certificate is a real blessing,”I explained,“Our church gave it to my family, knowing I’m a single 　　10　　 trying to make ends meet．”

　　The cashier 　　11　　 and replied, with tears in her loving eyes,“Honey, do you have a turkey?”

　　“No．”

　　“Anything else for Thanksgiving dinner?”

　　“No．But it’s okey,”I replied．

　　Handing me the 　　12　　, she said,“I can’t tell you exactly 　　13　　 right now, but please go back into the store and buy a turkey, or anything else you 　　14　　 for a Thanksgiving dinner．”

　　“Are you 　　15　　?”I asked．

　　“Yes!Get whatever you want．”

　　I felt awkward(尴尬)as I went back to do some more shopping, but I selected a fresh turkey, a few potatoes, and some juices for the children．Then I 　　16　　 the shopping cart up to the same cashier．

“Now I can tell you,”she said, with giant 　　17　　 in her kinds eyes,“This morning I 　　18　　 to help someone today, and you walked through my line!”

　　She reached under the counter for her 　　19　　, took out a $ 20 bill and paid for my groceries．

　　“I’m glad I could help,”she said,“Here is my phone number if you ever need 　　20　　．God bless you, honey．”

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