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All he wanted was some juice.As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was 1 .We sat near yet away from him, fixing our hair and 2 about the test period we hadn’t studied for.He was far away from our world, but was 3 to be a part of it.
He stood at the drink machine on purpose, fumbling(摸索)in his fake(假的)leather wallet for some 4 .He 5 a wrinkled dollar bill, and 6 glanced back at his table where other students were sitting.With the help of a six-year-old, he tried to make the machine 7 his money.After a few unsuccessful 8 , the snicker(窃笑)and comment began.People were laughing.Some were even throwing things at him.He began to 9 , and his eyes misted with tears.I saw him turn to sit down, 10 .But for some reason, he decided to try again.He wasn’t leaving until he got a 11 .
With a determined expression, he continued to 12 thrust(插入)the dollar bill into the machine.Then something terrific happened.A popular senior girl 13 from her seat, and with a(an) 14 of genuine compassion(同情), went over to the boy.She explained why the machine had a hard time accepting dollars sometimes, then gave him some change and showed him 15 to place it.The boy gave her his dollar and chose a flavor of fruit juice.Then the two walked off in different 16 .
Although it was 17 that they were from very different 18 , for one moment, they had shared a real understanding.As I walked away from my lunch table that day, I looked at the boy.I remembered thinking how he and the 19 were very much alike, they both weren’t accepted.But just 20 the dollar had found a place in a caring girl’s pocket, I was sure that boy would finally find his, too.