Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy one cold day two years ago．Pearman had come close to Fredy’s 1 at a crossroad in New York City, hoping to earn some money 2 washing his windshield(挡风玻璃)．Fredy waved to show he wasn’t interested．
Pearman leaned into the window．“Come on, mister, give me a chance．I need a 3 ,” he said．
In the seconds before traffic 4 moving again, Fredy, then general manager of the Berkeley-Carteret Hotel in Asbury Park, New Jersey, handed Pearman a business card and told him to call 5 he was serious．
“My friends told me he was just making a joke about me,” says Pearman, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver．“But I believed that he was a 6 businessman．”
The next day, 29-year-old Pearman appeared again 7 Fredy．Fredy gave him a job and three meals a day, and 8 him money while training him．
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel’s meeting rooms．In the past two years, he’s found an apartment, married and paid back Fredy’s money．
“There’s no future in washing windshields,” says Pearman．“Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, and I 9 the best use of it．”
Usually Fredy is very 10 with New York’s street people．“But pearman seemed so honest and open, 11 for an opportunity rather than just money,” Fredy says．“I don’t hand my business card to 12 anybody．But I’m glad I handed it to Pearman that day．”
A bully is a person who enjoys hurting other people．A bully can hurt people with words or by hitting them．85％of children in the UK have been bullied(欺侮)at least once．
How can I tell if a person is a bully?
He or she will…
·try to find your weak point－perhaps you are shy, nervous or easily made worried．
·make fun of(取笑)you in front of your friends．
·borrow money then won't pay you back．
What can I do if a bully bothers(骚扰)me?
·Tell the bully to leave you alone．
·Do not be afraid to ask other people for help, even though the bully tells you not to．
·Do not feel ashamed(羞愧)because you have been bullied．You have done nothing wrong! The bully should feel ashamed．
·Do not believe the bad things a bully says about you．
What should I do if I see a bully bothering someone?
·Help people who are being bullied, even though you don't know them．
·Be a friend to people who are bullied．
·Tell a teacher if you see bullying．
·Tell bullies to stop．Sometimes bullies are afraid, too．
Why do some people become bullies?
Some bullies…
·have never learnt to think about other people's feelings．
·don't like themselves, so they are sad．They think they will be happy if they make another person sad．
·have been bullied themselves by other bullies．
Can bullies change?
Yes! Bullies can change when they learn to think about other people's feelings．
Sometimes bullies must be punished(惩罚)before they understand．Sometimes, bullies just need friends．
(1)
A bully often ________．
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A．
makes people think about themselves
B．
borrows money but doesn't return
C．
helps people when they are in trouble
D．
thinks about other people's feelings
(2)
If you see a bully bothering your friends, you should ________．
One day when I was drinking at a bar, I saw a man watching a woman carefully．The woman was very beautiful , but she looked very 1．Suddenly I found the man 2 and walked towards 3．He pretended(假装)to look for 4 on the ground by her feet．It wasn't long before the woman noticed him and asked 5 he had lost anything．
“Yes,” answered the man, looking very 6,“I'm looking for a ‘smile' that is lost．”7 the woman understood what he 8 and soon there was a smile on her 9, and it grew bigger．Then the man told her that was just the 10he was looking for!
After seeing all this, I thought the world will become much nicer if everyone is ready to give his love to others like him．