Just recently I had been wondering if there was much point in doing little acts of kindness. So often they get   36  , and occasionally they come back to bite you!
Then, just last week, after a long travel, I found myself   37   at a bus station. The bus was four hours late! So, I guess I wasn’t in a good   38  .
That’s when a woman asked me if I had any spare   39   to help her get a bus ticket.
“Oh, sure,” I said sarcastically (挖苦地). “How much would you like?”
As I spoke, I mentally kicked myself for my  40   and reached into my bag for some money. As I handed her five dollars, I heard low sounds from her stomach because of real    41  .
I reached back into my bag and brought out a   42   I had bought earlier. I handed it to her with a(n)   43   that I hoped would make up for my earlier tone of voice. Getting a   44   look at her now, I realized she was extremely tired, like she had had several months of   45   days!
As she took the food, a look of   46   washed over her. In return, she tried to give me a Milwaukee bus ticket! I don’t live in Milwaukee and the ticket will probably   47   be used, but I took it.
A few minutes later she came back over, apologized, and told me she was still  48   of five dollars. I took some singles out of my bag and slipped a twenty in there as well.   49  , the voice in my head told me I was being a fool.
Five minutes later she came back again and tried to   50   my twenty. When I said it was for her so she could get something else to   51  , and that I was completely serious and I wasn’t taking it   52  , she started crying and hugged me.
From now on, when I wonder if it is   53   trying to help someone, I will remember that woman. Maybe I am really making a   54   for someone. So, sure, sometimes my efforts might not be noticed, and sometimes they might come back to bite me, but they might actually   55   another human being!

A．ignored B．appreciated C．acknowledged D．forgiven

A．examined B．trapped C．confused D．delayed

A．habit B．place C．mood D．situation

A．change B．time C．hand D．energy

A．appearance B．attitude C．selfishness D．experience

A．pain B．anxiety C．hunger D．fear

A．souvenir B．ticket C．gift D．cake

A．shout B．smile C．apology D．praise

B．gentle C．good D．cold

A．dark B．tough C．mysterious D．special

A．relief B．regret C．doubt D．anger

A．once B．often C．sometimes D．never

A．ashamed B．aware C．short D．proud

A．Eventually B．However C．Therefore D．Besides

A．return B．show C．share D．earn

A．do B．trade C．add D．eat

A．away B．out C．back D．over

A．hard B．fun C．useless D．worth

A．difference B．profit C．decision D．suggestion

A．excite B．help C．educate D．inspire