Weweretheonlyfamilywithchildrenintherestaurant.IsatEricinahighchairandnoticedeveryonewas 41 eatingandtalking.SuddenlyEricscreamedwith 42 andsaid“Hithere.”Hisfatbabyhandshitthehighchairtrayandhiseyeswerewidewithexcitement.
Ilookedaroundandsawthe 43 ofhisenjoyment.Itwasanoldmanwithawornandoilycoat.Andhishairwasuncombedandunwashed.Iwassurehe 44 .Hishandwaved.“Hitherebaby;Iseeya”themansaidtoEric.
MyhusbandandI 45 looks.Ericcontinuedtolaughandanswer“Hithere.”Everyoneintherestaurantnoticedthis.MyhusbandandIwere 46.Wefinally 47 themealand 48 forthedoor.Myhusbandwenttopaythecheckandtoldmetomeethimintheparkinglot.Theoldmansat 49 meandthedoor.“Lordjustletmeoutofhere 50 hespeakstomeorEric”Iprayed.AsIdrewclosertothemanIturnedmybacktryingtosidestephimandavoidanyairhemightbe 51 .AsIdidsoEricleanedovermyarmreachingwithbotharmsinababy’s“ 52 ”position.BeforeIcouldstophimhehad 53 himselftotheman’sarms.Ericinanactoftotal 54 andlovelaidhistinyheadupontheman’sraggedshoulder.
His 55 handsfullofdirtpainandhardlaborgentlysogentlycradled(轻轻抱着)mybaby’s 56 andpattedhisback.Istoodamazed.AfterawhilehepushedEricfromhischest 57 asthoughhewereinpainsaying“Godblessyouma’am.You’vegivenmethebestChristmasgift.”
Ihadjustwitnessedagenuineloveshownthroughtheinnocenceofatinychildwhosawnosin(罪恶)whomadeno 58 .Theraggedoldman 59hadremindedmethatagenuineloveisoneinwhichthe 60 meaningofloveisrealized.
41.A.hurriedly B.happily C.sadly D.quietly
42.A.delight B.surprise C.anger D.satisfaction
43.A.source B.result C.effect D.degree
44.A.smiled B.smelled C.felt D.cheated
45.A.turned B.separated C.exchanged D.replaced
46.A.embarrassed B.shocked C.excited D.curious
47.A.gotup B.gotthrough C.gotover D.gotoff
48.A.moved