ItwasfivedaysbeforeChristmas.Holidaymusicplayedoverthesoundsystemandmyco-workersexcitedly1theirplans."Doinganythingspecial?"theyaskedme.Ishookmyhead2.Iwas3000milesfrommyfamilyinHawaiipursuingmylifelong3ofbecominganurse.Iattendedclassesalldaythenwentstraighttomyfull-time4jobatnight.Myweeklyplanleft
me extremelytiredandhomesick.
Ihad5lookedforwardtotheholidays.ButthisDecemberIfeltunabletogoon.Inmyprayers（祷告）Itold6thatIcouldjustgethometoseemymumdadandbrothers.IcouldsurvivethenexttwoyearsuntilIgraduated.But7?Renttextbooksandotherexpensesleftmewithno8cash.Moneytogohome?Ibarelyhadmoneytoeat."I'monmy9.Coverformewillyou?"askedMaribelleanotherwaitressasshepassedme10herwaytotheemployee'sroom.11there'sthisguyatTableFive"shesaid."He'sbeensittingthereformorethananhournotmakinganytroublebutnot12anythingeither."Shepaused"It'slikehe's...13somebody".
Ilookedinthecorner.14enoughtherewasaslimpleasantly-lookingman515
inawornshirtandablackbaseballcapjustsitting16.Iwentovertryingtoforceasmile."I'mCory"Isaid"pleaseletmeknowifyouwantanything."
Iwasturningtowalkaway17themanspoke.HehadasoftlowvoicebutsomehowIcouldhearitclearandplaininthe18restaurant."I'dlikeanorderofchips"hesaid"andaglassofwater."Myheart19.ChipswerethecheapestthingonthemenuwhichmeantIwouldn’tgetmuchofa20.ButmaybethisguywasbrokeandIsureknowhowthatfelt.SoItriedmybestto
make him feelokay.
1．A．expressed B．changed C．discussed D．announced
2．A．okay B．yes C．not D．no
3．A．plan B．dream C．hope D．demand
4．A．waitress B．waiter C．assistant D．maid
5．A．seldom B．always C．never D．hardly
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