He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road. He stopped to give her a . “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in the car where it is warm, Madam? It won’t take me long.” He said, “ , my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She couldn’t thank him and asked him how much she him. He told her that if she really wanted to him back, next time she saw someone in of help, she could give that person the he needed, and Joe added, “And think of me”.
She drove off with gratefulness. A few miles the road the lady saw a small . She went in. The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant her with a sweet smile. The old lady how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions. Then Joe’s words her. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her from a hundred-dollar bill. , the lady stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back, she noticed a note on the table, “I’m helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here is you can do--Do not let the chain of love with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the tip and what the lady had written. With the baby next month, she and her husband needed money. She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe.”
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A.surprise |
B.hand |
C.sympathy |
D.glance |
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A.Just in case |
B.As you wish |
C.For one thing |
D.By the way |
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A.enough |
B.right |
C.straight |
D.extra |
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A.charged |
B.provided |
C.owed |
D.offered |
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A.pay |
B.bring |
C.put |
D.hold |
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A.honor |
B.favor |
C.need |
D.possession |
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A.guidance |
B.assistance |
C.acquaintance |
D.consequence |
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A.down |
B.off |
C.beside |
D.beyond |
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A.bank |
B.grocery |
C.gas station |
D.restaurant |
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A.introduced |
B.greeted |
C.identified |
D.spotted |
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A.thought |
B.suspected |
C.wondered |
D.questioned |
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A.taste |
B.measure |
C.remain |
D.maintain |
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A.struck |
B.moved |
C.obtained |
D.reminded |
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A.tip |
B.change |
C.order |
D.service |
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A.Moreover |
B.Otherwise |
C.However |
D.Eventually |
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A.writing |
B.showing |
C.going |
D.saying |
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A.how |
B.which |
C.what |
D.whether |
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A.combine |
B.end |
C.disagree |
D.deal |
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A.honest |
B.generous |
C.modest |
D.graceful |
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A.due |
B.ready |
C.born |
D.likely |
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