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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。On New Year's Eve 2022, Heginbotham, 86, was spending the holiday by herself for the first time. Her husband died in June.Heginbotham was feeling blue. The silence was almost unbearable and made the room feel colder than it was.To cheer herself up, she decided to work on her holiday cards and send them to her friends and relatives. She carefully selected each card, thinking of the joy they would bring to them. That afternoon, she drove to Bethesda's post office to drop off the cards.When Heginbotham was dropping off her cards, a kind-hearted man called Zein saw her and thought she was too old to handle so many cards. Zein approached her with a warm smile."Ma'am, do you need any help?" he asked gently. Heginbotham hesitated for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed, but she was grateful for the offer.Zein helped her fill in the addresses, chatting about holidays. Heginbotham felt a sense of connection, and she showed great gratitude to Zein by sending a holiday card to him as well.When Heginbotham returned to her car, though, it wouldn't start because of the battery, a problem she had encountered before. There were two jumper cables (跨接线) in her car. She just needed to connect the positive and negative terminals (正负极) of the batteries of two cars. After the connection was made, she kept the other car's engine running, and then started her car with a dead battery. But she was too old to manage it herself. Her heart sank.It was cold outside, and she realized that calling roadside assistance would likely take a long time, especially on a holiday. It was getting dark, and the thought of waiting alone in the cold made her scared. So she went back inside the post office.The post office was nearly empty, with Zein and only a few workers finishing up their shifts. Heginbotham felt a bit embarrassed, but she knew she had to try."Does anyone know how to jumpstart a car?" Heginbotham asked.注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Without hesitation, Zein said right away, "I do."________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Heginbotham warmly invited Zein into the house for a drink.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 答案：参考范文：Without hesitation, Zein said right away, "I do." He quickly followed Heginbotham outside. Zein began to work on jumpstarting the car and told Heginbotham not to worry. He prepared two jumper cables and connected the positive and negative terminals of the batteries of the two cars. He kept his car's engine running, and then tried to start the car. After a few tries, Zein finally started the car. Zein then suggested that he follow her home to make sure she wouldn't face the same problem again. For the next 30 minutes, he drove behind her, providing a sense of security. They arrived at her home safely, and Heginbotham felt a wave of relief and gratitude.Heginbotham warmly invited Zein into the house for a drink. They had cookies and tea and engaged in a heartfelt conversation. Two strangers who really had known nothing about each other became pretty close. Heginbotham shared that she worried about aging without her husband and wondered what she would do next. Zein, in turn, shared stories of his own life and how his faith had guided him through difficult times. Their conversation flowed easily, and they discovered many shared interests. They became good friends and remain friends today. Heginbotham realized that sometimes, a simple act of kindness could change a person's day and even their life.

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