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高三英语阅读训练23 I was on my lunch break in the city, enjoying a salad at an outdoor cafe, when a disheveled（蓬头垢面） homeless lady came walking towards me. She was yelling and 26 everyone who walked past her for spare 27 and she looked like a mess. My 28 reaction was fear... to close off and hope she didnt come near me, but she did. I was on the phone and when she 29 yelling, I said, Im on the phone, in the nicest way I could, assuring(向……保证) myself what she needed was a lesson in 30 . She walked away, mumbling（自言自语）, Im 31 you. Im sorry, Im sorry. Ill leave. And she turned the corner. 32 , I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldnt 33 . Without another thought, I looked in my 34 for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything --- for all of the change I could 35 find to give. I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I 36 . She held my hand and said, Thank you! Her hand was 37 and dirty, but I didnt mind 38 her hand. I wanted to be there for her for some reason, when normally I would 39 the other way. She looked at me and said, Will you touch my face? And for some reason, I did. I put my hand on her cheek and she started to 40 . I could 41 it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages, 42 , and so I held it there, trying to 43 her with my heart open. It was powerful. She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to 44 sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a 45 person to the people I meet during my day. 26. A. greeting B. praising C. applying D. begging 27. A. change B. room C. time D. food 28. A. usual B. instant C. soon D. general 29. A. came across B. came out C. came over D. came through 30. A. common B. trouble C. polite D. manners 31. A. calling B. hurtin