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(2020·聊城高三二模)An act of kindness doesn't have to be a grand gesture.Even those small acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's day.That was just the case for Amie Mickey when she__1__a bumper sticker on her car reading:You Matter.
Amie started to do this several years ago.At first,she wondered if people would__2__it.However,much to her surprise,she began seeing a flood of__3__every time she hit the road.More often than not,people__4__slowly near her car would roll down their windows,raising their__5__,waving and smiling.Sometimes,she even found some sticky notes left on her windshield saying things like “You __6__ too!”Once while she was driving down the highway,she became__7__when a man driving a sports car at a high speed pulled his car alongside suddenly,waving and mouthing,“You matter!” Though it took her some time to recover from the__8__,she still felt happy.Last year,someone__9__her car while she was waiting for her friend in the car by the roadside,saying to her,“It is a(an) __10__sticker.I've seen various stickers before,but none of them have touched me as your sticker has done.”The two small words on the sticker seem simple enough,but they really struck a chord with many complete strangers who__11__to catch sight of the sticker.
Stories like Amie's really__12__the rest of us.Sometimes a kind word or gesture may lift our__13__and it doesn't cost a thing except for a little extra thought.Maybe it means offering a friend a hug,praising the children when their children__14__well in school,helping someone out or volunteering at animal shelters or shelters for the homeless.Acts of kindness are waiting everywhere.Small as they seem,they can make a__15__impact on the world,and help form general goodness.
1.A.tore up B.picked up
C.fixed up D.put up
2.A.watch B.overlook
C.notice D.neglect
3.A.attention B.strangers
C.confusion D.trouble
4.A.running B.driving
C.walking D.riding
5.A.voices B.hats
C.shoulders D.thumbs
6.A.count B.share
C.value D.matter
7.A.frightened B.frustrated
C.embarrassed D.disappointed
8.A.parking B.speed
C.incident D.event
9.A.approached B.blocked
C.repaired D.cleaned
10.A.important B.special
C.typical D.skeptical
11.A.happened B.occurred
C.managed D.offered
12.A.shock B.inspire
C.delight D.satisfy
13.A.feelings B.thoughts
C.spirits D.minds
14.A.work B.exercise
C.conduct D.behave
15.A.reliable B.subjective
C.positive D.brief