Question

I was standing in line behind a woman in her 60s. When it was her turn to pay, the shop owner greeted ______ and asked how she was doing.

The woman looked down, shook her head and said, “Not so ______, my husband just lost his job. I don’t know how I can ______ the holidays.”

Then she gave the shop owner the food stamps（食品券）for poor families.

My ______ hurt, I wanted to help but didn’t know ______. Should I offer to pay for her food, or ask for her husband’s resume（简历）？

______ I walked towards my car, I met the woman again. I remembered something in my wallet. It wasn’t any money or an offer of a job, but ______ it would help.

“Excuse me,” I said, “I heard what you said to the shop owner. It sounds like you’re going through a really ______ time right now. I’m so sorry. I’d like to give you something.”

I ______ her the small card from my wallet.

When the woman read the two ______ on the card, she began to cry. Through her tears, she said, “You have no idea how much this ______ to me.”

To tell the truth, her reply was a little ______, Having never done anything like this before, I didn’t know what could happen. All I could say was, “Would it be OK to give you a hug?”

After that, I walked into my car and began to ______ too.

The words on the card?

“You Matter.”

A few weeks earlier, a friend gave me a similar ______ as encouragement for my work. When I read it, I really felt ______. So I ordered my own box of You Matter cards and started sharing them.

1.A. him B. her C. me D. us

2.A. bad B. busy C. funny D. good

3.A. get through B. give up C. put off D. talk about

4.A. hand B. head C. heart D. leg

5.A. how B. when C. where D. why

6.A. After B. Although C. As D. Once

7.A. again B. instead C. maybe D. often

8.A. dull B. hard C. pleasant D. special

9.A. handed B. lent C. read D. sold

10.A. expressions B. letters. C. sentences D. words

11.A. explains B. introduces C. means D. suggests

12.A. boring B. exciting C. relaxing D. surprising

13.A. chat B. cry C. drive D. shake

14.A. card B. resume C. stamp D. wallet

15.A. silly B. sorry C. well D. warm

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