I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___  __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___  __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the __  __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___  ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __  __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___  ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___  __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___  __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___  ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___  __ the same treatment as anyone else does.

A．purchased B．shown C．lost D．mended

A．managed B．wanted C．refused D．promised

A．counter B．department C．market D．window

A．warning B．informing C．reminding D．accusing

A．leave B．pay C．find D．obtain

A．answer B．prove C．support D．admit

A．ordered B．asked C．denied D．given

A．agreed B．prepared C．failed D．remembered

A．totally B．gradually C．hardly D．quickly

A．deserved B．required C．received D．appreciated