It’s easy to see how to help some people, but what about those whose needs are not so clear? This story may have happened not long ago--- but it was a lesson which has stayed with me and helped me ever since.

It was Thanksgiving and I was volunteering with my parents at a shelter for the needy. We served hot food to whoever came in. Most of our dinners looked like they had been having hard times; their clothes were worn out and dirty. Then, a man came in, who looked anything but needy. He was well dressed. I wondered what he was doing there and my jaw (下巴) dropped in amazement when he joined the line for food. The closer he came to my service station , the more I muttered (小声抱怨). What was this man doing? Surely he wasn’t going to take food which was meant for those who were really in need!

Then my mother quietly took me to one side. She said, “You have thought that the needs of the people who come here must be purely physical, hunger, etc. And this gentleman doesn’t seem to have any of those problems. But what if his needs are emotional（情感的）? What if he needs comfort, friends, or just to be among other human beings? Her words hit me like a ton of bricks! I felt like I should apologize to the man--- but I didn’t.

About a week later the shelter received a large donation from an anonymous source. I can’t help but wonder if it came from that man.

Now, whenever I meet someone I remember my mother’s lesson and try to send kindness their way, no matter how they look. Needs aren’t always seen. But kindness always makes a difference.

1.How did the author feel as the well-dressed man joined the line for food?

2.The author’s mother mainly wanted to tell the author that we ______.

3.What does the underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

4.From the last paragraph, we learn that ______.

5.What would be the best title for the text?

“Daddy, can I have a piece of cake?” my oldest son asked me.

We had just been to the gym and stopped to   31  at the restaurant.

“No,” I replied, “you don’t need a piece of cake.”

My son   32  15 in a few days. He   33  over 6 feet tall. He is very slim and athletic in shape. It was not always that way. My wife wrote a book about the challenge and   34  of getting him fit. He now takes it   35  and looks as he’s never been overweight in his life.

He had a full plate of   36  and tofu. He didn’t need a piece of cake. Besides, everything in the restaurant is quite   37 . Our dinners could have   38  a family of seven at a fast food restaurant. That cake probably cost $5.

He was   39  as he looked at the delicious cakes. I had forgotten that I had walked over to the cake shelf while he was   40  his food from the buffet (自助餐).

I looked at my   41 . There sitting on the edge was a piece of   42 . I looked at it wondering but also knowing how it got there. “We will divide it,” I said.

A few days later my oldest son was with me again. We stopped at a   43 . He ordered a sandwich. I then   44  two sandwiches. He immediately barked, “Can I have two?” He wanted exactly what Daddy had.

Your kids are very likely to put on their plates, exactly what you have on yours, and I think this applies to more than food. Keep your   45  plate with only what you want your kinds to have.

You’ve failed to do what you ______ to and I’m afraid the teacher will blame you.

I overslept this morning because my alarm clock ______.

Tony, stop playing with knife. You may get ______ .

When he came back from abroad, Joan told us about the cities and the people ______ he had visited.

The Science Museum, ______ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of London’s tourist attractions.

Peter was so excited ______ he received an invitation from his friend to attend the wedding.

When you read a book, you should make a mark ______ you have any question.

Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures ______ in your mind instead of before your eyes.