doing community service work, i spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. after that i went to a 16 shelter not far from the bay bridge. i was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 17 . she wanted to help, 18 she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to 19 and hand out to people. when getting to the homeless shelter i passed out the remaining meals. i had the containers with my 20 cookies in them and began to 21 , offering them to anyone near me. i 22 an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” he stopped and turned around, looked at me 23 in the eye and said, “what did you say? did you call me sir?” i told him i had, and his eyes 24 a little bit and he said, “no one has 25 called me sir.” he was completely taken aback. it struck me. i explained i had been raised that 26 color and social status, everyone deserved 27 . it made me 28 to think that just because he was homeless, no one 29 him the honor. it broke my 30 , and i couldn’t help 31 cry. i just didn’t understand 32 no one ever called him sir? i had never thought that anyone was below me because i wasn’t raised that way. every 33 person deserves to be treated with dignity. years later, i still carry that memory and the 34 it taught me. sometimes, what we take for granted can 35 make a difference in someone’s life. how have you made a difference to others? how have others made a difference to you? 1．a. useless b. careless c. homeless d. hopeless 2．a. participate b. involve c. choose d. go 3．a. however b. but c. yet d. so 4．a. bring b. fetch c. collect d. take 5．a. classmate’s b. schoolmate’s c. sister’s d. family’s 6．a. walk around b. knock around c. come around d. stand around 7．a. went b. came c. approached d. met 8．a. right b. even c. still d. just 9．a. watered b. cried c. tore d. dropped 10．a. already b. ever c. still d. yet 11．a. in spite b. regardless of c. concerned about d. for fear of 12．a. happiness b. truth c. respect d. help 13．a. strong-minded b. sad c. frightened d. pleased 14．a. handed b. afforded c. provided d. supplied 15．a. eyes b. mind c. opinions d. heart 16．a. but b. and c. until d. or 17．a. what b. when c. whether d. why 18．a. single b. poor c. ordinary d. normal 19．a. stories b. lessons c. experiences d. tears 20．a. equally b. hardly c. really d. finally
