One miserable rainy night, a man named Mark decided to end his life. In his mid-fifties, Mark had never been married, the joy of having children or spent holidays with his family. Wet and unhappy, he walked along the streets, feeling as if there was in the entire world that cared about whether he lived or died , I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. When I heard the doorbell ring, I jumped from my chair and out. But my mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face. My mother, overcome by , invited the man inside, and he sat with my parents in our living room.
, I walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look. I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but the of the man, holding his head in his hands and crying, made my chest ache(胸口疼痛). I raced back to my room and stuck(伸进) my hand into my money jar. Pulling out my only half-dollar coin, I ran back downstairs.
When I the door of the living room, I walked right in .The three adults looked at me in as I quickly made my way over the stranger. I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it. Then I gave him a , turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs. I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with his head bowed(低着) . Tears streamed down his face as he tightly held that coin. Finally looking at my parents, he said, “It’s that I thought nobody cared. For the last twenty years, I have been so . That is the first hug(拥抱) I have ever got. It’s hard to believe that somebody .”
Mark’s life changed that night. When he left our house, he was to live instead of die. we never saw Mark again, we received letters from him every once in a while, letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too, as I witnessed the huge healing power of , even if it’s only a gift of fifty cents.
Before Mark left, my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door. Mark said that he’d walked along the streets that rainy night, helpless and ready to , he had noticed a sticker(贴纸) on the car. It read: SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
A.believed B.noticed C.experienced D.understood
A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody D.nobody
A.Later B.First C.Afterwards D.Meanwhile
A.looked B.raced C.spoke D.broke
A.pity B.anxiety C.guilty D.fear
A.Worried B.Curious C.Puzzled D.Annoyed
A.sense B.thought C.sight D.look
A.upstairs B.downstairs C.in D.out
A.answered B.fixed C.found D.reached
A.anger B.delight C.peace D.surprise
A.hug B.kiss C.smile D.handshake
A.down B.away C.up D.into
A.just B.still C.also D.even
A.anxious B.stressed C.lonely D.bored
A.cares B.gets C.makes D.knows
A.lucky B.proud C.hesitant(犹豫) D.ready
A.Since B.When C.Although D.Unless
A.receiving B.giving C.loving D.taking
A.if B.as C.until D.before
A.die B.cry C.leave ` D.Regret