Ifyoudidn'tlookatthemtheyweren'tthereright?OnseeingthoseinragsonthecornerIonlywantedthelighttoturngreenfastenoughsothatIwouldn'thavetokeeppretendingnottoseethem.ThenonedayasIwashold

　　Ifyoudidn'tlookatthemtheyweren'tthereright?OnseeingthoseinragsonthecornerIonlywantedthelighttoturngreenfastenoughsothatIwouldn'thavetokeeppretendingnottoseethem.

　　ThenonedayasIwasholdingthehandofmybestfriendJanewhowasyoungbutdyingofbreastcancershetoldmethatshemadeeverymomentcountbyslowingdownandbyseeingeverything.Iheldherhandforfiveyearsandthenshepassedaway.Shedidteachmesomething.Ittookawhileforherwordstoreallysinkin.Icanbeaslowlearner.

　　Istartedbyseeingeverythingandfocusedontheirpresence.OnedayIsawaVietnamveteran(老兵).Iaskedhimwhatwouldmakehisday.

　　"Ahotcupofcoffee"hetoldme.

　　Iboughthimacupofcoffeeastackofpancakessomeeggsandsoon.AfterourmealtogetherIaskedhimiftherewasanythingelsethatwouldmakehislifeabiteasier.

　　"Anewpairofsocks"hesaid.

　　Socksreally?Iactuallyhappenedtobewearinganicepairofwoolhikingsocksatthatverymoment.ItoldhimthatIwantedtogivehimthepairIwaswearingifhewouldacceptit.Finallyheagreed.Wesatdownonabenchandhestartedtofirsttakeoffhisbootsandthenremovetheblacksocksthathadoncebeenwhiteoffhisfeet.Ithinkalayerortwoofskinmighthavecomeoffwiththem.Takinghisnewpairofsocksheheldthesocksuptohischeeksandsaidtheywerewarmandsmelledasgoodasmepoolsoftearsinhiseyes.

　　Suchasimpleluxury(奢侈品)Iusedtotakeforgranted.NowIalwayshaveanextrapairwithmeinmycar.Theyarealwaysmybestpairjustwaitingtobegivenaway.

　　1.Onseeingthehomelesstheauthorusedto_______.

　　A.actasiftheywerenotthere B.showmercytothem

　　C.hideinthecorner D.makefunofthem

　　2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?

　　A.Hewasslowinlearningthings.

　　B.Hisbestfriendwasonceateacher.

　　C.Hewassadthathisfriendwasdying.

　　D.Hedidn'tunderstandJane'swordsatfirst.

　　3.Whydoestheauthoralwayshaveanextrapairofsocksinhiscar?

　　A.Todecoratehiscar. B.Tosellittoothers.

　　C.Tokeepitforachange. D.Todonateittoaneedyperson.