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   Compassion(同情)is a desire within us to help others.With effort,we can translate compassion into action.An experience last weekend showed me this is true.I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly.These old people are our main customers,and it's not hard to lose patience over their slowness.But last Sunday,one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson.This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机)with a box of biscuits.He said he was out of cash,had just moved into his room,and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust.He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn't help staring at him.I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before,and what he would be like if fortune had gone his way.I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul,all alone in the world.I told him that I was sorry,but store rules didn't allow me to do so.I felt stupid and unkind saying this,but I valued my job.

Just then,another man,standing behind the first,spoke up.If anything,he looked more pitiable."Charge it to me," was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity.Pity is soft and safe and easy.Compassion,on the other hand,is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either.Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself.I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

【小题1】The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits______.
A.promised to obey the store rules
B.forgot to take his credit card with him
C.hoped to have the food first and pay later
D.could not afford anything more expensive
【小题2】Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A.Kind and lucky.
B.Poor and lonely.
C.Friendly and helpful.
D.Hurt and disappointed.
【小题3】Why did the author refuse the old gentle man's request first?
A.He wanted to keep his present job.
B.He felt no pity for the old gentleman.
C.He considered the old man dishonest.
D.He expected someone else to pay for the old man.
【小题4】What lesson did the author learn from this experience?
A.Wealth is most important in older age.
B.Helping others is easier said than done.
C.Pity is better gained through practice.
D.Obeying the rules means more than compassion.
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【小题1】A. shops B. coins C. people    D. papers
【小题2】A. open B. heavy     C. pure D. weak
【小题3】A. instead of B. in return for     C. regardless of D. in exchange for
【小题4】A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake
【小题5】A. gave in   B. broke down C. got away D. showed up
【小题6】A. difficulty B. process   C. goal D. secret
【小题7】A. And B. But C. For D. So
【小题8】A. before B. since C. though    D. unless
【小题9】A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach
【小题10】A. edition  B. idea C. policy     D. task
【小题11】A. bread    B. insects    C. seeds D. water
【小题12】A. concerned B. amazed   C. excited D. determined
【小题13】A. still B. already   C. just D. also
【小题14】A. taught   B. handed    C. awarded D. allowed
【小题15】A. at once  B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
【小题16】A. proud    B. gentle     C. warm     D. polite
【小题17】A. borrowed B. lost C. made    D. saved
【小题18】A. laughed B. shouted   C. nodded   D. stared
【小题19】A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly    D. modestly
【小题20】A. duty B. business C. job D. method