An old woman walked around as she pushed her shopping cart full of many things. She was
 36 . Her hair was untidy. Her clothes were torn. And some of her teeth were missing.
She  37  and asked me for change. Instead of giving her change, I  38  her to eat out and she  39 . We went across the street to an outdoor café so she could  40  her cart while we had lunch. The  41  was surprised when this woman appeared and did not want to serve us,  42  she forced herself. We ate our lunch. She was very  43  and the food disappeared almost as soon as it arrived.
When we were ready to  44 , I was feeling very good about myself and then she asked for a  45 . It was then that I had to  46  myself and all the hidden bias (偏见) that I had towards this  47.
She wasn’t wrong, but my reluctance(不愿)must have  48 . I held her in my arms carelessly and  49 I felt shame. She thanked me for lunch and then left.
I  50  there for a moment and realized that I had  51  to give this woman the one thing that cost  52  —love. I ran after the woman and caught up with her and asked her if I could give her a  53  hug and she agreed. I gave the woman the best one I’ve ever given anyone. “That’s getting it right,” she said and her big  54  lit my path as we parted.
The  55  I learned was that if you’re going to give, then give it your all and get it right the first time.

A．happy B．dirty C．nervous D．small

A．ran B．arrived C．stopped D．hid

A．invited B．pushed C．forced D．wished

A．refused B．returned C．left D．agreed

A．watch over B．get hold of C．reach for D．catch up with

A．customer B．shopper C．waitress D．traveler

A．and B．but C．or D．so

A．thirsty B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry

A．leave B．rest C．move D．apologize

A．break B．gift C．hug D．partner

A．believe B．face C．hurt D．introduce

A．behavior B．nation C．person D．district

A．gone B．shown C．resulted D．remained

A．slowly B．again C．gradually D．soon

A．stood B．cried C．lay D．drank

A．decided B．hoped C．tried D．failed

A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

A．real B．quiet C．brave D．safe

A．teeth B．smile C．feet D．mouth

A．fact B．information C．lesson D．expression