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My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her
mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, 'Mommy, I like her
dress.' Her mom1 , 'Well, why don't you go and tell her?'
The little girl walked2toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,3 the same age,
was standing with her4turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美).
Receiving no answer, this little one5 . My husband said to the other girl, '6wants to tell you
something.' As she turned around, connection was made. Once again, the little one7'I like your
dress,' and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly8'Look,
it's a spinning (旋转) dress!', at which moment she began to spin in9 . Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, 'It's my favorite dress and I have (a)10that match!'
She11running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and the daughter started to12down the street,13the encounter (邂逅) had ended.
Moments later, the 'spinning dress girl' reappeared, shoes in hand,14her new friend who had
seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been15 of all
this. The man16the child, saying, 'There's someone coming behind you.' Then we saw one
showed and the other17the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a18better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have
19this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments,20together, make
up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
( ) 1. A. replied
( ) 2. A. secretly
( ) 3. A. usually
( ) 4. A. back
( ) 5. A. shouted
( ) 6. A. Anyone
( ) 7. A. suggested
( ) 8. A. turned
( ) 9. A. circles
( )10. A. shoes
( )11. A. took off
( )12. A. lead
( )13. A. remembering
( )14. A. coming across
( )15. A. watchful
( )16. A. calmed
( )17. A. wore
( )18. A. moment
( )19. A. learned
( )20. A. seized B. scolded
B. shyly
B. hopefully
B. head
B. left
B. Someone
B. apologized
B. shared
B. lines
B. socks
B. turned down
B. look
B. hoping
B. looking for
B. careful
B. comforted
B. admired
B. life
B. performed
B. spentC. laughed
C. heavily
C. likely
C. nose
C. cried
C. Everyone
C. explained
C. jumped
C. directions
C. shirt
C. put on
C. head
C. saying
C. shouting at
C. proud
C. stopped
C. compared
C. girl
C. praised
C. threadedD. required
D. suddenly
D. luckily
D. hand
D. hesitated
D. No one
D. announced
D. agreed
D. rows
D. hat
D. made up
D. get
D. thinking
D. calling on
D. fond
D. seated
D. bought
D. dress
D. observed
D. lost