ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He16mewithapuzzle----allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes17seeingaclosefriend.Abig,18smi
ThefirsttimeIremembernoticingIremembernoticingthecrossingguardwaswhenhewavedtomeasIdrovemysontoschool.He16mewithapuzzle----allbecausehewavedtomelikesomeonedoes17seeingaclosefriend.Abig,18smileaccompaniedhiswave.ForthenextfewdaysItriedto19hisfacetoseeifIknewhim.Ididn’t.Perhapshehad20meforsomeoneelse.BythetimeIcontentedmyselfwiththe21thatheandIwerestrangers,weweregreetingeachotherwarmlyeverymorninglikeoldfriends.
Thenonedaythe22wassolved.AsI23theschoolhewasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad24hisstopsign.Iwasinlivebehindfourcars.25thekidshadreachedthesafetyofthesidewalk,heloweredhissignandletthecars26.Tothefirsthewavedand27injustthesamewayhehaddonetomeoverthelastfewdays.Thekidsalreadyhadthewindowdownandwerehappilywavingtheirreply.Thesecondcargotthesame28fromthecrossingguard,andthedriver,astiff-looking(表情刻板的)businessman,gaveabrief,almost29waveback.Eachfollowingcarofkidsontheirwaytoschool30moreheartily.
EverymorningIcontinuedtowatchthemanwith31.SofarIhaven’tseenanyone32towaveback.Ifinditinterestingthatonepersoncanmakesucha(n)33tosomanypeople’slivesbydoingonesimplethinglikewavingandsmilingwarmly.His34armedthestartofmyday.Withafriendlywaveandsmilingfacehehadchangedthe35ofthewholeneighbourhood.
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17.A.on B.from C.during D.about
18.A.false B.shy C.apologetic D.bright
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