AboutaweekagowhenIwasplayingbasketballatourlocalparkInoticedasmallgroupofboyspickingonasmallerskinnierboy.Theywere1himnamesandevenpushedhimtothegroundandkickeddirtinhisface.2IsawthatIwa

AboutaweekagowhenIwasplayingbasketballatourlocalparkInoticedasmallgroupofboyspickingonasmallerskinnierboy.Theywere1 himnamesandevenpushedhimtothegroundandkickeddirtinhisface.2 IsawthatIwalkedovertothegroup.

Istepped3 themandthesmallerboyandaskedthempolitelywhatthisboyhaddoneworthyof4 theyweredoingtohim.Oneoftheboysreplied“He’sweird.”AtthatIaskedoneoftheboysifhethoughthisfriendwasweirdandthe5 was“No.”SoIaskedanotherboywhattheword“weird”6andhesaid“Different.”Thatwasmycue(暗示).Itoldthemthateveryoneis7andthattheyalllookedjustasdifferenttotheotherboyashedidtothem.Theyallstood8 foramomentandthenthemostamazingthinghappened.Oneoftheboyshelpedthesmallboyoffthegroundandthensaidsorrytohim.He9 tolethimplaywiththem.

Ithankedtheboyforbeingso10.AsIlookedaroundIrealizedthatthereweredozensofotherpeopleatthepark11 nooneelsehadstoppedtohelpthisboy.Ifelthappythattheboywasstrongenoughtostandupagainsthisfriendsto12 someoneinneedbutIfeltsadthat13 elsehadeventakenasecondlook.

Ihopethatmyactionhelpedthem14 thattheycouldhavemadeadifferencewithalittle15andmaybenexttimetheywillbetheoneswhochoosetohelp.

1.A.giving

B.making

C.calling

D.telling

2.A.When

B.Before

C.If

D.Though

3.A.against

B.between

C.beside

D.with

4.A.how

B.why

C.whom

D.what

5.A.guess

B.sign

C.problem

D.answer

6.A.read

B.proved

C.meant

D.wrote

7.A.different

B.free

C.important

D.strong

8.A.angrily

B.silently

C.carefully

D.happily

9.A.refused

B.expected

C.offered

D.prepared

10.A.proud

B.clever

C.honest

D.patient

11.A.or

B.so

C.and

D.but

12.A.help

B.stop

C.love

D.remember