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Preschool Girl Lifts Old Man’s Spirits
When Tara Wood brought her daughter to a grocery store to buy the four-year-old some cupcakes, she had no idea that would be a life-changing experience.
采购标的As Tara pushed her daughter Norah around the store last month, she pasd an old man who was by himlf. The old man looked cold, until Norah shouted to him, “Hi! It’s my birthday today!” The man stopped and his demeanor changed from distant and rious to warm and friendly. “How old are you today?” the man asked. After some time talking together, Norah asked her mom to take a picture of her with her new friend “Mr. Dan”, Dan Peterson, 82. They hugged and after ten minutes went their parate ways. That could have been the end of the story. But it is actually the beginning of a special relationship.
Tara posted the picture of her daughter and Mr. Dan on Facebook and someone who recognized him reached out to her with his contact information. It turned out that Mr. Dan’s
wife died in March and he had been suffering from depression and anxiety ever since. The person on Facebook told Tara that it was the first time they had en Mr. Dan smile since the death of his wife. Knowing that, Tara contacted Mr. Dan, and ever since Norah and the 82-year-old have developed a friendship unlike any other. “She has shown me a depth of love, a depth that I didn’t know existed,” Mr. Dan told the reporter.
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Mr. Dan told Tara that before meeting Norah, he hadn’t had one night of uninterrupted sleep. Anxiety kept him up at all hours and made him restless. After meeting Norah, he said he now sleeps soundly. For Mr. Dan’s 82nd birthday on October 20, the mother and the daughter brought balloons and prents — and, of cour, cupcakes. Mr. Dan will also spend a day around Thanksgiving with Norah and her family. “If you don’t take the time to notice people, you will never know how you can positively impact a life,” Tara Wood said.
1．Mr. Dan looked cold becau ________.
A．he felt lonely B．he disliked little kids
C．nobody had hugged him D．he knew little about Norah
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2．How did Tara know more about Mr. Dan?
A．From a news reporter. B．From a stranger.
C．From a shop assistant. D．From his neighbor.
3．What can we learn from the story?
A．Giving makes a real difference.
B．It is important to respect each other.
C．We should not judge a person at first sight.
D．Good things will happen if one keeps trying.
It was a rainy, damp December day. I was headed to the store to pick up another week’s worth of food. I had put off shopping for Christmas prents until later in the month but w
asn’t looking forward to the crowd of Christmas shoppers while I grabbed my groceries. I kept the CD player on while I drove to avoid the radio news. It only spoke of the world’s huge problems and how divided we all still were. And it usually just left me feeling helpless.
Still, I gave my son a dollar to put in the bell-ringer’s pot at the door to the store. We went in and soon filled our cart with food. Then we walked towards the lf-checkout machines. I hated using them. I much preferred to chat with the friendly cashiers, but the line at them was five deep and I just didn’t have the time. As I pulled my cart up, I heard an old man at the machine next to mine grumbling (嘟囔) under his breath, trying his hardest not to cur. He only had a few items but every time he put his wrinkled, well-worn, twenty-dollar bill into the machine, the money was returned.
I quickly grabbed a newer twenty out of my pur and gave it to him. He thanked me with a warm smile and paid for his goods. I told him to keep his money but he insisted that I take his old, torn twenty. I nodded, put it in my coat pocket, and wished him a Merry Christmas.
After checking out, I remembered something Mother Teresa had once said about how we all can change the world. “Help one person at a time,” she said, “and always start with the person nearest you.” I reached into my pocket, smiled, and went outside. Then I dropped that torn twenty into the bell-ringer’s pot and walked to my car with my son happily.
经典情歌对唱100首4．Why did the author feel helpless?
A．Radio provided unreliable news. B．There was always a Christmas rush.正月十三日
初来乍到的意思老年人喝的奶粉C．People were disconnected from each other. D．Christmas was ruined by the terrible weather.
触屏失灵5．How did the author help the old man?
A．By paying for his shopping items. B．By exchanging a newer note with him.
C．By teaching him how to u the machine. D．By calling out the friendly cashier in time.
6．Why did the author give twenty dollars to the bell-ringer?
