I had a quick short stay in Detroit Airport before heading home. Knowing my gate number, I got there with 5 minutes to spare and stood waiting for “Gate 3” to be called.

I was already very tired and had an important call scheduled for an hour after I was set to get home. But then I heard the announcement, “It seems we have overbooked the flight. Would anyone care to volunteer to stay for the later departure in 4 hours?” And the gate attendant was anxiously waiting for someone to volunteer.

I looked around and saw businessmen needing to work, moms needing to meet their kids, kids needing to see their friends. Even though I wanted to be home just as much as anyone, something inside me said that I should extend some kindness to this group of strangers.

I picked up my bag, approached the desk, and told the gate attendant my decision. Smile spread on the face of her. As she was processing my ticket, I was happy to see all the other passengers could now board their flight and I had been able to help. The attendant handed me my boarding pass for the later flight and another piece of paper, then said, “This is for your kindness.” I saw that it was a 700-dollar voucher to fly anywhere in the world during the next year!

I got to my new gate and took a seat next to a power outlet so that my laptop would make it through the extra four hours. 1 rescheduled that important call. And then I got a lot of work done, which was a wonderful silver lining.

When my flight started boarding, I was surprised to discover that my new boarding pass was for a seat in first class. I thought about how grateful I was for everything that had happened, and how it was all because of the chain effects of kindness. I gave with the intention to serve others, with no thought of reward, and that kindness was returned to me with an amazing upgrade.

【小题1】The airport announcement was made to ______.

A．ask someone to take next flight

B．give information about a delayed flight

C．inform that the flight was about to take off

D．tell passengers the flight had been cancelled

【小题2】What made the author off or to volunteer?

A．A reward of 700 dollars	B．An offer of first-class seat.
C．The request of the attendant.	D．His concern about other passengers.

【小题3】How did the author think about his extra 4-hour stay at the airport?

A．Boring but productive.	B．Challenging but acceptable.
C．Satisfying and efficient.	D．Relaxing and worthwhile.

【小题4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Every Effort Counts	B．Time Is Treasure
C．Patience Is Appreciated	D．Kindness Gives Back