“Smile!” I shouted, flashing a bright yellow poster at a crowd of people in Seattle.
We were 3,000 miles away from home on a Random Acts of Kindness road trip. Our _______was to try out our new “Smile!” signs and see how much kindness and joy we could _______
We weren't sure how people would _______ our signs. It's so easy to walk past a busy crowd, lost in your own world, _______ to make eye contact with strangers and feeling _______ while surrounded by hundreds of people. I _______ raised up a sign and shouted, “Hi there!” to a young couple. They looked over, _______, then read my sign and broke into smiles. They even nudged (轻推) a person beside them, gesturing to our sign so their friend could _______, too.
This might _______, I thought.
Before long, our signs were ________ . Tourists wanted photos with us. Strangers stopped to ask us about our ________ and we told them the story of our Acts of Kindness road trip. The famous fish vendors (小贩) changed their ________ from “FISH! FRESH FISH”' to “HEY! SMILE, EVERYONE.”
Sometimes I'd see a(n) ________ face and feel nervous to show my sign, but I tried not to judge. I'd ________be rewarded with a big grin (咧嘴笑),as suddenly a frowning elderly woman turned into my ________ old grandmother.
Some people ________ if they could have a “Smile!” sign to take with them. One bus driver put a sign in his window; a bicyclist that ________ one of our signs emailed us several years later to say he still uses it whenever he races.
The signs are more than a(n) ________to smile — they're an excuse to connect with ________and to remember we're not alone. This world is full of ________ people we just don't know yet.
【小题1】A.invention | B.goal | C.challenge | D.role |
【小题2】A.keep | B.spread | C.exchange | D.transform |
【小题3】A.look into | B.reach for | C.care about | D.react to |
【小题4】A.refusing | B.pretending | C.wanting | D.forgetting |
【小题5】A.afraid | B.excited | C.alone | D.disappointed |
【小题6】A.nervously | B.sadly | C.excitedly | D.confidently |
【小题7】A.delighted | B.anxious | C.energetic | D.confused |
【小题8】A.stare | B.understand | C.smile | D.leave |
【小题9】A.work | B.happen | C.matter | D.serve |
【小题10】A.open | B.primitive | C.popular | D.different |
【小题11】A.photos | B.trips | C.gestures | D.signs |
【小题12】A.signboard | B.announcement | C.claim | D.conversation |
【小题13】A.friendly | B.cheerful | C.angry | D.ugly |
【小题14】A.gradually | B.usually | C.unfortunately | D.hardly |
【小题15】A.serious | B.humorous | C.wise | D.sweet |
【小题16】A.asked | B.doubted | C.bothered | D.knew |
【小题17】A.followed | B.took | C.noticed | D.recognized |
【小题18】A.reason | B.promise | C.invitation | D.attempt |
【小题19】A.neighbors | B.colleagues | C.friends | D.strangers |
【小题20】A.nice | B.intelligent | C.polite | D.honest |