SometimespleasuresoflifearesosimplethatItakethemforgrantedthingsthatI'veconsideredasmyrightinsteadofablessing.I21thisafterafriendofminewhoservedthere.asavolunteerinvitedmetopayavisittoH
SometimespleasuresoflifearesosimplethatItakethemforgrantedthingsthatI've
consideredasmyrightinsteadofablessing.I 21 thisafterafriendofminewhoserved
there.asavolunteerinvitedmetopayavisittoHonduras.
ThenightbeforeIsetoffIdecidedawarmbathwouldhelpcalmmy 22 nervesand
helpmesleep.SoI.23 the.hotwaterhandleonthetub(浴盆)andwaited...andwaited.It
tookforeverforthehotwatertoworkitswaythroughthepipes,soI 24 thebathlateat
night.Whatan 25 experience!
Onthefive-hourdrivetomyfriend'shomeI 26 thebeautifulcountryside.Onmy
arrivalshetookmetosomefamilieswhowereingreat 27 ,livinginstick-and-mudhouses
andsleepingondirtfloors. 28 ,evenintheseterribleconditions,everyoneImethadasmile
ontheirface.Theyweresoniceasto 29 westayforcoffee.Amongthemweretwowomen
besideadirtypond.Onepusheddirtbackwithastick 30 theotherdippedthewaterintoa
bucket.Ishota 31 towardtheheavens“DearLordpleasedon'tletthemoffercoffee,,
Suddenly,onelittlegirlrantowardsus 32 amango(芒果)ineachhand.Theoneinherleft
handwashalfeaten 33 hadmixedwiththedirtonherskinandsmallstreamsof
mango-mudrandownherwrist.Sheheldouther 34 handandofferedmetheothermango
whichI 35 accepted.Hereyesdancedandjoyspreadintoasmile.Whenweleftmyfriend
pointedatasmallstreambesidetheirhomeandsaid“Thatiswherethey 36 .Itisalso
wheretheanimalsdrinkanddefecate(排便).”Ihavetos盯Ihadneverbeenso 37 .
TheeveningIreturnedhomeIwentintomybathroom.Theimageofthatpoorlittlegirl
38 mymind.Herbathwouldonlytakeplaceinthecolddirty.waterinthestream.Ieased
intomytubfilledwithwarmwaterenjoyingthissimplepleasure.Cleanwaterwasn'tmy 39;
itwasablessingoneI.wasdeterminedto 40 withothers.
21.A.accepted B.realized C.imagined D.proved
22.A.worried B.disturbed C.excited D.delighted
23.A.touched B.twisted C.opened D.removed
24.A.brokethrough B.ran