【OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerk.Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthe】
OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerk.Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.
Ontheoutsidewasadark-skinnedyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifulbrightsmilecoveredhisface.Igaveinimmediately.ThepowerofthatbroadsmiledissolvedallbitternesswithinmeandIfeltthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.
"Beautifuldayisn'tit?"Iremarkedpassing.ThenIturnedback."Ireallyoweyouadebtofthanks"Isaidsoftly.
Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandvolunteered"Sirbuthedoesn'tspeakEnglish.Doyouwantmetotellhimsomething?"InthatmomentIfelttransformed.Theyoungman'ssmilehadmadeabigpersonofme.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstandtenfeettall.
“Yes”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere“tellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’”
“Thankyou?”Thewomanseemedslightlypuzzled.
IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave."Justtellhimthat"Iinsisted."He'llunderstand.Iamsure!"
Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.FromthatdayonIbecamesmile-consciousandIpracticetheartdiligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.
【小题1】Whydidtheauthorleavethestoreangrily?
A.Hecouldn'tbuywhathewanted.B.Theclerktreatedhimunkindly.C.Theclerkdidn'tspeakEnglish.D.Thestore'sgoodsweretoodear.【小题2】Bysaying"Ifeltthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding"(inPara.2)theauthormeans_ __________.A.hesmiledbackattheyoungmanB.hedidnotwanttosmileC.hewouldthanktheyoungmanD.hewasstillinabadmood【小题3】Theauthoraskedthewomantosay"Thankyou!"totheyoungmanbecausetheyoungman .