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i ran into a stranger as he passed by. "oh, excuse me please," i said. he said, "please excuse me too. i __1__ for you." we were very polite, this stranger and i. we went on our way and we said __2__. but when we are at home a (n) __3__ story is told.
later that day, when i was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very still. when i __4__, i nearly knocked her down. "get out of my __5__," i said with a frown. she walked away and her little heart was broken. i didn’t __6__ how harshly i’d spoken.
while i lay __7__, that evening, in bed, god’s still small __8__ came to me and said, "while 9 a stranger, you use common courtesy, __10 the children you love, you seem to __11 . go look on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there 12 the door. those are the flowers __13__ she brought for you. she picked them herself: pink, yellow and blue. she __14__ quietly not to spoil the __15__ , and you never saw the tears in her eyes."
by this time, i felt very small, and now my __16__ began to fall. i quietly went and knelt by her bed. "wake up, little girl, wake up," i said, "are these the flowers you picked for me?" she smiled, "i found them, out by the tree. i picked them __17__ they’re pretty like you. i knew you’d like them, especially the __18__." i said, "daughter, i’m sorry for the way i acted today. i shouldn’t __19__ you that way." she said, "oh, mom, that’s okay. i love you anyway." i said, "daughter, i love you too, and i do like the flowers, __20__ the blue."
1. a. didn’t watch b. hasn’t watched
c. hadn’t watched d. wasn’t watching
2. a. hello b. good-bye c. wishes d. nothing
3. a. unusual b. same c. different d. similar
4. a. turned b. moved c. returned d. walked
5. a. kitchen b. room c. way d. house
6. a. realize b. know c. recognize d. acknowledge
7. a. awake b. quietly c. asleep d. calmly
8. a. sound b. blame c. whistle d. voice
9. a. meeting with b. coming across c. dealing with d. running into
10. a. and b. but c. however d. whether
11. a. abuse b. hate c. harm d. dislike
12. a. on b. at c. next d. by
13. a. when b. which c. how d. where
14. a. sat b. said c. remained d. stood
15. a. scene b. joy c. surprise d. delight
16. a. tears b. heart c. feelings d. thoughts
17. a. since b. for c. BECause d. as
18. a. flowers b. beauty c. color d. blue
19. a. shout at b. have blamed c. have yelled at d. have left
20. a. specially b. especially c. unusually d. doubtlessly
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本文讲述了作者在与陌生人发生碰撞时能够礼貌地解决问题，而在家中却不能够平静地对待家人的故事， 并由此而得出了对爱的感悟：我们要善待家人。
