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WELCOME UNIT
Unit 2 Making a difference
Period 4 Developing ideas
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Ⅰ 阅读
Last May, “ecomermaid” Merle Liivand broke her own
world record for swimming with a single fin (脚蹼). She swam
the distance of a full marathon in the rough waters of Biscayne
Bay, Florida. She even picked trash out of the water as she swam.
Liivand was born in Estonia. As a child, she had health problems, and engaged in swimming to help her lungs get stronger. She was soon taking part in open water swimming contests, sometimes even in icy water.
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Eleven years ago, Liivand moved to Miami, Florida, where she continued swimming in the ocean. In one training session, she nearly wound up swallowing some plastic that was floating in the sea. That experience made her think of all the sea animals that faced similar pollution every day. She decided to make people more aware of plastic pollution, which she calls a “plastic pandemic”.
Thinking about sea creatures gave Liivand the idea of swimming with a special single swimming fin attached to both of her feet. This rubbery “monofin” allows her to swim by kicking both of her legs together. “Swimming with the monofin without using my arms is similar to how dolphins and other marine animals swim,” says Liivand. She believes that swimming with a monofin sends a bigger message.
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Liivand first set the world record for swimming with a monofin in 2019, when she swam 6.2 miles off the coast of California. In 2020, she broke the record again by swimming 12.8 miles in Miami, Florida. On 7 May last year, Liivand broke the record once more, this time swimming the length of a full marathon. It took her 11 hours and 54 seconds to swim 26.2 miles. The water was rough, and she ran into a few problems, but she didn't stop. “I got stung (蜇) by jellyfish,” she said, “and kept telling myself that it was not the time to cry.”
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Liivand picked up all the trash she found and put it in a kayak (皮艇). By the end of her marathon, the kayak held three bags full of trash. “This isn't just about a record. It's about helping the community and the world,” she says.
篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了女孩Liivand (利万德)通过参加游泳马拉松来号召人们与海洋中的塑料垃圾作斗争的事迹。
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1.Why did Liivand start swimming?
A.To protect sea creatures.
B.To get trash out of the sea.
C.To improve her physical condition.
D.To participate in swimming contests.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“As a child, she had health problems, and engaged in swimming to help her lungs get stronger.(当她是一个孩子时,她有健康问题,于是开始游泳,以帮助她的肺变得更强壮。)”可知,Liivand为了改善自己的健康状况才开始游泳。故选C。
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2.What made Liivand realize the marine plastic pollution?
A.Her moving to Miami, Florida.
B.Her training accident in the sea.
C.Her experience of saving sea animals.
D.Her swimming with a rubbery monofin.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In one training session ... similar pollution every day.(在一次训练中,她差点吞下一些漂浮在海里的塑料。那次经历让她想起了每天面临类似污染的所有海洋动物。)”可知,一次训练事故使Liivand意识到海洋塑料污染问题。故选B。
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3.Which of the following words can best describe Liivand?
A.Selfconfident and optimistic.
B.Hardworking and considerate.
C.Welleducated and independent.
D.Strongminded and determined.
解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“It took her 11 hours ... not the time to cry.’(她花了11小时54秒游了26.2英里。水很汹涌,她遇到了一些问题,但她没有停下来。‘我被水母蜇了,’她说,‘我一直告诉自己,现在不是哭的时候。’)”可推知,Liivand是一个意志坚定的女孩。故选D。
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4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.“EcoMermaid” picks up trash while swimming
B.“EcoMermaid” loves swimming with a monofin
C.“EcoMermaid” develops a unique way of swimming
D.“EcoMermaid” swims a marathon to fight plastic pollution
解析:标题判断题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了Liivand通过参加游泳马拉松来对抗海洋中的塑料污染,所以D项(“生态美人鱼”参加游泳马拉松对抗塑料污染)最适合作为文章标题。故选D。
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Ⅱ 七选五
Being a Volunteer
What can you do to help people? The answer is to be a volunteer! __1__
•Help yourself by helping others.
When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself. __2__ Lots of people really enjoy volunteering. Doing volunteer work means one important thing: You make a difference in the world. So where do you start? School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer ideas. Ask a teacher for ideas.
•__3__
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Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agree on. Here are some ideas for things you can do as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community.
•Invent your own opportunity.
__4__ Kids can make and sell products, and donate the money to charity. Volunteering gives kids a taste of responsibility. Volunteering can also help kids learn important things about themselves—like what kinds of things they're best at. A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up. __5__ Make a plan to start volunteering today!
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A.Why not come?
B.So what are you waiting for?
C.Things to do with family members.
D.Clean up a school or other public buildings.
E.Volunteering means to spend time helping others.
F.If you are upset, doing something can be a great way to calm yourself down.
G.Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services.
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了做志愿服务的好处,建议大家参与其中。
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解析:前文“What can you do to help people? The answer is to be a volunteer!”提出可通过做志愿者来帮别人,E项(志愿服务意味着花时间帮助别人。)承接前文,解释了志愿服务即帮助他人,其中的Volunteering呼应前文的volunteer。故选E。
1.答案: E
解析:前文“When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself.”说明帮助别人就是帮助自己,F项(如果你心烦意乱,做点什么是让自己冷静下来的好方法。)承接前文,解释了为什么帮助别人就是帮助自己。故选F。
2.答案: F
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解析:设空处是段落标题,后文“Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family.”提出志愿服务是和家人一起享受的方法,后面具体介绍开展这项活动的步骤和可供选择的事情,C项(与家庭成员一起做的事情。)能够概括本段内容。故选C。
3.答案: C
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解析:后文“Kids can make and sell products, and donate the money to charity.(孩子们可以制作和销售产品,并把钱捐给慈善机构。)”列举孩子们可以做的事情,G项(孩子们可以想出自己的方法来筹集资金或提供所需的服务。)引出后文。故选G。
4.答案: G
解析:后文“Make a plan to start volunteering today!”提议制订计划,立即开始志愿服务,B项(所以你还在等什么?)引出后文。故选B。
4.答案: B
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小精读
Up to the age of ten, I hardly noticed the difference. My parents worked tirelessly to ensure that everything was pleasant for me. I had to admit that I had a very peaceful childhood and I mostly ignored the fact that my elder sister was different. Our doctor had termed it Asperger Syndrome, a type of developmental disorder. This result turned my parents' world upside down but they never let it affect me.
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It was only at the age of ten that I started to notice the differences and became aware of my social life and the selfimage that I had carefully developed. My sister, on the other hand, was socially awkward. She struggled with social interactions, unable to make eye contact or express herself clearly, often whispering her words right after she said them. However, she was very good at her studies, so we attended the same primary school. Despite this, I never publicly admitted that she was my sister, because I couldn't bear others' strange looks. As for my childish behavior, she never took it seriously. It was a specific event that changed how I viewed my sister, an incident (事件) that changed me.
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In primary six, about to graduate, my sister and her classmates had to put on a performance, either in a group or individually. Due to her difficulty interacting with others, my sister decided to go solo. “I ... I will sing the song ... the song I composed by myself ... myself,” my sister told my parents, somewhat confidently. Hearing this, I was shocked. How could my sister sing in front of the whole school alone?
I knew all too well that if I let this happen, she would embarrass me in one way or another. “No!” I banged on the table, my voice shaking. My parents shot me a look, and that was when I knew my sister was going to take the stage, no matter what, and I would be part of the audience. This was something I could not avoid.
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On the performance day, I felt nervous as her turn neared. After a series of performances, it was finally my sister's turn to step onto the stage. When the blinding spotlights hit her, a lump formed in my throat. She avoided direct eye contact with the audience, and spent a whole minute just announcing her name and class, making people restless and causing a ripple of whispers to spread across the room. Seeing her struggle up there, a wave of concern washed over me and my palms began to sweat. I decided to do something to help her regain confidence.
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I stood up, gestured, and called out, “Start your song, sister! You can do it!” Our eyes met and I could see a spark of surprise light up in her eyes. Inspired by my words, she began her song with a unique melody written by herself. Her voice, surprisingly amazing and powerful, filled the room. The song stirred my past memories with my sister. Despite my embarrassment and unwillingness, she had always forgiven me. The audience's thunderous applause snapped me back. Overwhelmed with a sense of pride and respect, I was eager to introduce my amazing sister to everyone I knew.
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奋斗;斗争;艰难行进
斗争;难事,扭打
即使;尽管
至于
看了某人一眼
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Overwhelmed with a sense of pride and respect, I was eager to introduce my amazing sister to everyone I knew.
Overwhelmed with ... 是过去分词短语作______,be eager to do sth意为“渴望做某事”,I knew是省略了_________________的_______从句。
状语
that/who/whom
定语
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第一步:
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第二步:
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第三步:
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作者的姐姐患有阿斯伯格综合征,作者在学校没有公开承认过自己和姐姐的关系。
姐姐一定要参与小学毕业表演,作者觉得这样会让自己很难堪,提出反对,但父母支持姐姐的决定。
轮到姐姐表演时,观众窃窃私语让姐姐失去信心,于是作者站起来大声鼓励姐姐,最后姐姐演出成功。
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家人的支持是最强大的后盾。家人是人生道路上不可或缺的一部分,不管遇到什么困难,有他们的支持,我们就不会感到孤立无援。
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课时作业(五)
Ⅰ 根据语境及汉语提示和首字母提示完成句子
1.Their ________ (首席的) negotiator turned his critical eyes on the United States.
2.After 4 months' study, he was awarded a ___________ (证书).
3.Personally, there are several ________ (主要的) reasons.
4.They helped us to ________ (获得) the reading materials we needed.
5.He's taking a dangerous ________ (药物); it acts very fast on the central nerve system.
chief
certificate
major
obtain
drug
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6.One of the staff saw he was in difficulty and came to his a________.
7.The m________ has opposed any cuts in defence spending.
8.He received a k____________ in the New Year's Honours list.
9.He afforded a t__________ shelter for the needy.
10.The m________ had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
id
ilitary
nighthood
emporary
inistry
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Ⅱ 单句语法填空
1.Some families go without medical _________ (treat) because of their inability to pay.
2.Only the ______________ (achieve) of the goal will bring lasting peace.
3.For ________ (far) details call this number.
4.The ________ (break) vase was carefully glued back together.
5.He volunteered to serve ________ the manager of our department store.
treatment
achievement
further
broken
as
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Ⅲ 单句表达
1.借助望远镜,就可以在地平线上看到一艘船。
_________________ a telescope, a ship could be made out on the horizon.
2.汤姆设法帮助我们逃离那个危险的地区。
Tom managed to help us ______________ the dangerous area.
With the aid of
escape from
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3.我的想法是,他们应该记录下他们所做的事情。
My idea is that they should __________________ what they have done.
4.他表示,捐赠的资金和物品应该及时进行分配。
He says ____________________________ should be distributed in time.
5.当他开始洗衣服时,他发现自己无法站立起来。
When he started to wash clothes, he found he could not ________________.
keep records of
the donated funds and goods
rise to his feet
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Ⅳ 阅读
Throughout history, we can find examples of
inspiring young people who showed courage and hope
in times of extreme hardship. Anne Frank is one of
them. Her diary is one of the most important diaries ever written.
Anne was born on 12 June, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Her family was Jewish. During World War Ⅱ, the Frank family had to move to Amsterdam to escape the Nazi Holocaust (大屠杀). Later, this city became unsafe, so Anne's father prepared some secret rooms above his offices. On 6 July, 1942, Anne moved into this “secret annexe” with her parents, her older sister Margot, and four other Jewish people.
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The annexe was small and crowded. The family were often hungry and always afraid of being caught. To keep busy, Anne wrote in her diary. She described her daily life and her struggles, but also wrote about her hopes and dreams. “I don't think of all the misery,” she wrote, “but of the beauty that still remains.” On 4 August, 1944, the annexe was discovered and everyone hiding there were sent to labour camps. Anne and her sister Margot died in a German camp in March, 1945. Of all the people hidden in the annexe, only Otto Frank, Anne's father survived.
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Anne's diary was discovered by friends and returned to Otto Frank after the war. The diary was originally written in Dutch. Since then, it has been published in at least 67 languages and 31 million copies have been sold. The English version is called The Diary of a Young Girl. Today the annexe building in Amsterdam where Anne and her family hid is a museum called Anne Frank House.
Although Anne's life in hiding was extremely difficult, her diary reveals her positive attitude. Anne Frank's diary has inspired teenagers everywhere. “The good news,” she wrote, “is that you don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is!”
篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Anne Frank (安妮·弗兰克)写日记的历史背景、原因和它的影响。
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1.Why did Anne's father prepare some secret rooms above his offices?
A.To show his courage and hope.
B.To escape being killed by the Nazi.
C.To create an atmosphere of writing.
D.To experience struggles in times of hardship.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“During World WarⅡ ... above his offices.(二战期间,弗兰克一家不得不搬到阿姆斯特丹来逃避纳粹大屠杀。后来,这个城市变得不安全,所以安妮的父亲在他的办公室上方准备了一些秘密房间。)”可知,Anne的父亲在他的办公室上方准备了一些秘密房间是为了逃避被纳粹杀害。故选B。
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2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A.Anne's father lived longer than her.
B.The annexe was small but comfortable.
C.Misery was the main theme in Anne's diary.
D.The family were eventually caught in labour camps.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Anne and her sister ... Anne's father survived.(1945年3月,安妮和她的姐姐Margot (玛格特)在德国集中营去世。所有藏在秘密建筑中的人中,只有安妮的父亲Otto Frank (奥托·弗兰克)幸存了下来。)”可推知,Anne的父亲比她活得长久。故选A。
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3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A.Contents of Anne's diary.
B.Experiences of Anne.
C.Popularity of Anne's diary.
D.Background of Anne's diary.
解析:段落大意题。根据第四段中的“Since then ... have been sold.(自那以后,该书至少以67种语言出版,销量达3,100万册。)”可知,本段主要讲述Anne的日记被发现后很受欢迎。C项(安妮的日记的受欢迎程度。)最能概括本段主旨。故选C。
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4.Which words can best describe Anne?
A.Outgoing and cautious.
B.Generous and diligent.
C.Strongwilled and optimistic.
D.Warmhearted and determined.
解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Although Anne's life ... her positive attitude.(尽管安妮的躲藏生活极其艰难,但她的日记揭示了她积极的态度。)”可推知,Anne积极乐观,意志坚强。故选C。
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Ⅴ 七选五
In our modern world, high pressure of work and life has led to the practice of social distancing, creating feelings of stress and isolation (孤独) in many of us. Some people have been hit particularly hard, including the elderly, parents busy with work and child care, and students who have lots of homework. __1__.
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New research suggests that volunteers aren't just helping the communities. __2__. Compared to people who didn't volunteer, people who had volunteered were more satisfied with their lives and thought their overall health as better. Additionally, people who volunteered more often experienced greater benefits.
__3__, the researchers compared it to the effects of people's income. For a participant earning an average middleclass salary, volunteering was basically “worth” about $1,100 per year. That means volunteering would make someone as happy as having an extra $1,100.
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Why does volunteering support our mental (精神的) health? Firstly, volunteering appears to be really beneficial—when we help others, we are likely to experience what researchers call a “warm glow”. Secondly, volunteering is likely to help increase our sense of social connection, which is particularly true for older adults. __4__. You are doing something new and you will gain new skills in other parts of life, and the young adults can try out leadership opportunities in various practices.
__5__. So, if you've been feeling upset or out of sorts lately, join some volunteering activities, which will definitely bring you a sense of control and comfort no matter the frequency or the type of work.
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A.Instead of stressing its mental advantages
B.To get a sense of how large the benefits are
C.They also experience improvement in their mental health
D.Volunteering can be a way to benefit our whole wellbeing
E.Thirdly, people who started to volunteer became happier over time
F.Finally, volunteering can help build professional skills and leadership
G.To relieve the pressure, many people turn to volunteering to make a difference
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解析:上文“New research suggests that volunteers aren't just helping the communities.”说明做志愿者的好处远不止帮助社区。C项(他们也能体验到心理健康的改善)承接上文,说明了做志愿者的另一个好处。故选C。
1.答案:G
解析:上文“Some people have been hit ... have lots of homework.”列举了现代社会面对压力和孤独的一些群体。下文“New research suggests that volunteers aren't just helping the communities.”说明了做志愿者的好处。G项(为了缓解压力,许多人转向志愿活动,希望可以带来改变)承上启下。故选G。
2.答案:C
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解析:下文“You are doing something new ... in various practices.”指出参与志愿活动有助于培养新技能,训练领导能力。再结合上文中的“Firstly”和“Secondly”可知,F项(最后,志愿活动能帮助培养专业技能和领导能力)符合语境。故选F。
3.答案:B
解析:下文“the researchers compared it to the effects of people's income”说明研究人员把参与志愿活动的好处进行了量化,B项(为了了解益处有多大)引出下文。故选B。
4.答案:F
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5.答案:D
解析:下文“So, if you've been feeling upset ... or the type of work.”建议人们心情不好时去参加一些志愿活动。D项(志愿活动是一种有益于我们整体健康的方式)总结了上文内容,并引出下文。故选D。
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Ⅵ 读后续写
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The only real job I'd ever had was as manager of a local cafe. That was a rich experience, but I will never forget one thing.
Our family has a tradition of running cafes. When I was a kid, I had the dream of running a coffee shop independently. The third year after I graduated from college, the opportunity came.
My father took over a café shop in the central city, far from home. Maybe there was no suitable person to manage. My father did offer me full responsibility from decoration to business. Winter coming after fall, I was busy, painful and happy.
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So tired as I was, I bothered myself to open up my café shop on the freezing morning. With many customers streaming in, I knew another long business day began. And I had to serve far into the night.
As I rushed among the tables, suddenly, a voice asked if I could mind a child. I was quite angry but I could tell the man was quite desperate (绝望的). So I had to make a deal with him that if he wanted his son to stay and wait for him, he had to buy something in the shop.
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This was quite hard for the man to do. I could tell he was quite poor by the way he was dressed. It looked as if he had tried to come in his best clothes. But they still looked a bit old and worn out as if he had often worn them, just to make himself look best. Looking down I could see his shoes were also a bit torn and the heels (鞋后跟) were in a terrible state. I thought he was going for a job interview. In the end he bought a small box of cookies for his little son and seated him down in the corner. I could tell the boy was feeling down and only could do with a bit of cheering up.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
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写前导读:本文是一篇记叙文。作者是当地一家咖啡馆的经理,有一天,一个穷困的父亲可能要去面试工作,于是把他的儿子托付在咖啡馆,作者观察到孩子局促焦急的状态做了些什么?临近闭店时间,孩子的父亲来接孩子了吗?作者有何感悟?
Seeing that the kid sat there, I was a bit worried. ﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍
At closing time, the only person left was the little boy.﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍﹍
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Seeing that the kid sat there, I was a bit worried. Probably because he seldom went out, the boy sat on a seat in the corner nervously, looking down at the cookies on the table. Whenever someone came in at the door, he looked anxiously, hoping it was his father. I tried to chat with him several times, but he didn't say a word. Finally, he even ignored me. The regular customers who came and went looked at this strange little customer. Several children wanted to play with him, but he also firmly refused. I was hoping his father would hurry up.
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At closing time, the only person left was the little boy. After a while, the father finally came in with a tired look. I guessed he didn't get any job. As they were leaving, I offered the kid a little cake. He didn't eat the cake until his father nodded. I saw tears welling up in the father's eyes and somewhere in my heart became soft. You never knew how your little act of kindness might find its way into someone else's heart. I thought I had found a better way to run a cafe.
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