题组层级快练(二十一) Ⅰ.完形填空 My nine-year-old daughter walks to school almost every day of her school life. Each morning the same crossing guard, Ms. Leslie, is there to help the child ___1___ cross the street. She and my daughter have a ___2___ way of hugging. My daughter runs to her, they hug and Ms. Leslie twirls (旋转) her ___3___ quickly once with the “Stop” sign in one hand. Once, a neighbor driving her 3 children to school told me they felt ___4___ when they got the chance to ___5___ this. Any fight on the road that is going on stops and they all ___6___ the joy between the two. This morning after watching them hug, I said, “That ___7___ so much fun. Can I have a ___8___ as well?” Ms. Leslie ___9___ and we embraced for a full 5 seconds. I could ___10___ her heart beat and her breath. We didn’t twirl around ___11___ we did allow our emotions to connect. My eyes got a little wet when she looked at me and said, “Thank you so much. It gets ___12___ here some days when ___13___ can be so rude.” As we walked away, my daughter ___14___ my arm and just smiled, ___15___ at me, full of love, as if to say “Mom, now you know”. I am fortunate to have ___16___ that a hug can ___17___ much more power than words. I’ve been enjoying the ___18___ of that hug in the following hours of heavy traffic that I was able to experience with no inner ___19___. Thank you: Ms. Leslie and my little daughter. I ___20___ you to take the opportunity to show your kindness. |