Good afternoon, everyone,
I'd like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with1can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award. Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets,2. She is interested in3 trail (小路) rides. 4 Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel5the city to find good bike trails, so she6 to do something.
Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek(小溪）7 through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was8used. Christy decided to get together with other trail9 to ask the city council to10 a bike path along the unused land. Christy 11a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would12 the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the13 and, more14, agreed to build the bike trail.
The15took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a16bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community's important17 spots. I can't 18 with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the19 of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy20this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.
Thank you!
One weekend, my kids and I were heading into the supermarket. On the way, we 1 a man holding a piece of paper that said, “Lost my job. Family to Feed.”
At this store, a 2 like this is not normal. My 10-year-old noticed him and made a 3 on how bad it must be to have to stand 4 in the cold wind.
In the store, I asked each of my kids to pick something they thought our “friend” there would 5. They got apples, a sandwich and a bottle of juice. Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a6. I thought about it. We were low on cash ourselves, but… well, sometimes giving from our need 7 our abundance (充裕；丰富) is just what we need to do! All the kids declared something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of 8, he lit up and thanked us with 9 eyes. When I handed him the gift card, saying he could use it for 10 his family might need, he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful 11 for our family. For days the kids have been looking for others we can 12 ! Things would have played out so 13 if I had simply said, “No, we really don't have 14 to give more.” Stepping out not only helped a brother in need, it also gave my kids the 15 taste of helping others. It'll go a long way with them.
A Race Against Death
It was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.
On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch 1 a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheria, a deadly infectious(传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be 2 if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick3 the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.
How could the medicine get to Nome? The town's 4 was already full of ice, so it couldn't come by ship. Cars and horses couldn't travel on the 5 roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didn't exist yet.
6 January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were 7 Nome's town officials came up with a(n)8. They would have the medicine sent by9 from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled(狗拉雪橇) drivers—known as “mushers”—would 10 it to Nome in a relay(接力).
The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night.11 he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannon's face was black from the extreme cold.
On January 31, a musher named Seppala had to12 a frozen body of water called Norton Sound. It was the most13 part of the journey. Norton Sound was covered with ice, which could sometimes break up without warning. If that happened, Seppala might fall into the icy water below. He would14 and so would the sick children of Nome. But Seppala made it across.
A huge snowstorm hit on February 1. A musher named Kaasen had to brave this storm. At one point, huge piles of snow blocked his15 He had to leave the trail (雪橇痕迹)to get around them. Conditions were so bad that it was impossible for him to 16 the trail again. The only hope was Balto, Kaasen's lead dog. Balto put his nose to the ground,17 to find the smell of other dogs that had traveled on the trail. If Balto failed, it would mean disaster for Nome. The minutes passed by. Suddenly, Balto began to 18 He had found the trail.
At 5:30 am on February 2, Kaasen and his dog 19 in Nome. Within minutes, Dr. Welch had the medicine. He quickly gave it to the sick children. All of them recovered.
Nome had been20
Please excuse me if I'm a little sad today. Mark is leaving, and I'm feeling kind of sad. He's been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years, 1professional skills with a sweet nature.
And now he's moving on to an exciting new 2 opportunity. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we're sincerely3for him. But that doesn't make it any 4 to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted colleague.
Our ability to cope with 5 determines happiness in life. But how do we do that? Philosophers' responses have been 6. According to the author of the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes, comfort can be found in 7 that “to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Kahlil Gibran urged his listeners to “let today embrace the 8 with remembrance, and the future with longing.”
A friend of mine reminds his fellow that “survivability depends upon 9.” And a surfer summed up 10 problems in four words: “Go with the flow.”
I think life is a series of 11—both good and bad. No matter how excellent your organizational skills, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no12. The truly successful person is 13 to make adjustments should the need arise.
That means when things14 that aren't exactly in your plan， you work around them—and then you move on. Of course, some 15 along the road of life are easier to take than others. A rained-out picnic, for example, is easier to 16 than the sudden death of a loved one. But the 17 is the same.
Change, indeed, is painful, yet ever 18. And if memory has its force and worth, so has19. We're going to miss Mark, but rather than be lost in the sadness of our parting, we'll focus on our hopes for a brighter future for him, and for us. And then we'll go out and do everything we can to make that future happen.20our plans change--again.
A group of homeless children in the Indian capital — New Delhi publish a newspaper. It tells about their own 1.
It is called Balaknama, which means "children's voice". It is written and 2 by children. About 10,000 people 3 it.
The children write about poverty, child labor, underage marriages and drugs. When 4 arrive and the team sits down to select stories, lots of fights 5. They argue, "This story will have more impact than that story.” So there are a lot of 6 before the final 7 goes to print.
The newspaper has 70 8 in several states and 14 in the capital. All of the reporters, editors and managers are 9 children.
Many of their parents are 10 and cannot read or write. The children now earn money, and many of them 11 classes online that may help them find a job.
The newspaper is published every month. It has eight pages. In 2002, when it began 12, the newspaper was published four times a year. It has 13 the lives of many of the children who publish it, and hopes to 14 the lives of thousands of others. Non-governmental organizations and charity groups 15 the newspaper.
Sanjay Gupta leads a group that helps the children and 16 money to the newspaper.
“They feel very encouraged when people 17 them. I think this is a really 18 tool to empower (使自主) them." said he.
The newspaper costs about three cents. That is less than the 19 of a small cup of tea in India. 20, the small cost gives the children hope that they will someday have a home and a job.
Meeting your family's nutritional needs may seem difficult considering today's busy lifestyle. But it doesn't have to1.Even a new emphasis 2more fruits and vegetables doesn't 3 mean more preparation time if you 4 the convenience of canned foods.
When you open a5 of fruit or vegetable at home you have at hand fresh-packed nutritional produce, with no man-made ingredients, no preservatives(防腐剂).And all the work has been 6 for you: the slicing(切片),the peeling,7 the cooking. Canned fruits and vegetables leave you the 8 to be creative. And with the variety of fruits and vegetables available these days, you can serve different combinations, create new dishes, and 9 new tastes to old recipes. Canned foods are good as well. A United States Department of Agriculture and National Food Association co-sponsored study shows canned vegetables to be just as 10 as fresh or frozen. Because canned vegetables are 11 within hours of being packed, they generally retain(保留) 70 to 90 percent of their 12 .
Fruit and vegetable canning is as13 as when your grandmother “put up” tomatoes and other things from the garden. Fresh produce is taken from the field at just the right time, 14 to the cannery, checked, washed, sealed, and sterilized(消毒).All this generally 15 in less than 24 hours to 16 the best quality and nutritional value without the need for any preservatives.
Use the liquids that vegetables are17 in as a substitute for 18 in recipes to get that last drop of good nutrition.
Most major brands of canned fruits and vegetables include nutritional19 and ingredient statements on their 20. This is especially important to those on calories-conscious or restricted diets.
“Oh, no! You're moving?” Such was my neighbor's 1 when she saw household items appearing on my lawn and 2 my driveway.
“Nope. Just cleaning house!” I called back, smiling.
This yard sale had been the result of six months of 3. I had searched every 4 and overflowing closet and cupboard—crazy about my seeking to find items to 5.
I met loads of 6 and friendly people. The Mirror Lady was 7 to buy the antique mirror from my first apartment for her daughter's first apartment; and the Futon Girl, a college sophomore, said my futon (沙发床) and frame were 8 for her dorm room.
And how can I 9 the Camera Man? Bending absorbedly over the “technology” table, he spotted my husband's faded 10 bag from the early 80s. Zippered compartments (隔包) 11 a broken camera and a few old lenses. “Wow!” he said, as he picked it up and made me a(n) 12. I asked what he was going to do with it. “It's just cool—I have a shelf at home for cool 13 technology.” So apparently he 14 it just so he could look at it. As he walked down the driveway with the dusty bag 15 over his shoulder, for a second I 16 my journalist husband doing the same, heading out to 17 a story. That made me feel 18.
All yard sales lasted two days. As hard as it can be to let things 19, the true value of those things is to 20 you of a place you lived in, a special time in your life, or a loved one in your heart.
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early 1 of gardening may not have come from my love for nature. It was to 2 my parents.
At that time we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 3 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, something else to 4. Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something 5 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 6, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily seeds in the yard. But they failed to 7, I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild 8 joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. 9, I was touched by this land of wonder.
10, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 11at me because he found it was 12 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother's 13, I put in her vase my real roses which in her eyes were simply weeds 14 flowers.
Regardless of their 15, I kept on planting my garden and 16 to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they 17 to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18 my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Green thumbs (手指), teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very 19. And now I could say it my affection for 20 that makes me a real gardener.
The Sweetest Thing
When I was ten, I was crazy about candy. Whenever in our small-town store with my mom, I would 1 my fingers through my favorite candy on the shelf.
Once there, thinking about all things sweet, I noticed a man a few feet away pressing buttons on the ATM machine. Dressed in a suit, he seemed to be late for something, 2 waiting for his cash to appear. The machine made a noise, and he immediately 3 a pile of bills and headed out. Curiously, I walked over to the ATM, where I started pressing the buttons as if knowing the 4. Then I looked into the bottom of the machine. There I saw it: a beautiful, crisp $ 20 bill! 5 I wanted to believe my magic made the cash appear, I knew the man in the suit must have left it behind.
I held the money in my hand, staring at the number "20" and feeling 6 than I ever had. I thought about slipping the money into my pocket. No one would know, but I just didn't feel it was 7. I knew it didn't belong to me. I had to find its owner and give it back! So I told my mom what had happened. "We'll look for him." she said kindly. We rushed out and found him stepping into his car in the parking lot! We 8 him and asked whether he had left money at the cash machine.
"Let me 9" he said, pulling out his wallet and bills. "Twenty, forty, eighty...Oh! You're right," he said with surprise, "I'm 10 a $20 bill."
"Here you go," I said, smiling with pride, as if I was a(n) 11 who had solved a mystery. "Thank you so much," he said, bending down and shaking my hand. My heart swelled. Before saying goodbye, he asked my mom for my name and 12. "I want to send your daughter a thank-you card," he said.
On my way home, my 13 was racing. Twenty dollars. What could I have done with it? I bet I could have bought a puppy or every single candy bar in town! But now 14 of that would happen. Yet I knew I had done the right thing.
A few weeks later, I got a box with a note. I ripped it open to find packages of candy. "Dear Felice, thank you very much for 15 my $20. You are a great girl, and I appreciate your 16. I hope you enjoy this candy. Best wishes, Tom." Tom included his business card. It 17 that he was vice-president for the candy company. The candy tasted sweet, each 18 reminding me that what I had done mattered. Although my honesty wouldn't always be 19 with candy, it would make a difference to someone. And that was the 20 part of all.
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he1his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive "school" fee. He always2his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. D. degree,3to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the4made through years. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs(海关) check. The watch on his wrist was also required to be taken down for5. Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying6for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a7fake(假货). When he was8of his "smarts", immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,9cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 10 hearing Glen's words. Glen was11. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined12. For many times of entry-exit13he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and14him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if15reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be16by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after17the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep18on him, because the additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of19, which he would remember as the20of his success forever.
Once upon a time there was a young man. While he was thinking about what 1 to take up to 2 his family, he met a traveler. The traveler told the young man great stories about his 3 and then he talked about a country that had no onions.
"No onions?" shouted the young man. In all his life, he had never heard of such a thing. "How can anyone 4 the true pleasure of food without onions?"
Without any further thoughts, he 5 lots of onions and set off on his journey towards his country. When the king of the country 6 the food that the young man had cooked with onions, he was really 7 by the taste. So the king asked for all the onions and 8 the young man with gold.
On his way home, the young man met a trader. He 9 his experience and told the trader that the country didn't have any garlic, either. The trader was 10 to hear this and thought he could repeat the 11 of the young man by introducing garlic to the country.
The trader got several huge bags of garlic and began the journey to the country. Since the people of the land had recently been overjoyed about the 12 of onions, they were even more open to the idea of 13 his garlic.
The king asked him to prepare a dinner using the garlic. The trader was very excited and made several tasty dishes using garlic. As he had 14, the garlic received even more 15 than the onions. The king 16 with his ministers for a long time about the 17 for the trader. After some discussion, they all agreed that the 18 they had given the young man was not enough for such delicious food. So they 19 to reward him with the most precious thing they could 20. What can be more precious than gold? Onions, of course!
When I was three, I was inseparable from my parents. Where they went I went, always reaching out for their hands to ensure their1.
As we2 my preschool for the first time, my hands tightly3 my parents'. We walked past the 4 sign out front which read "Welcome to the Lakeschool!", up the stairs and through the front door. I was happy and5– what could this new place be? Soon enough, however, I was introduced to my teachers and as they warmly6 me, they separated my hands from my parents' hands. As we progressed across the room, my parents7 broke away from our little group and went a8 way. They seemed, in fact, to be heading toward the door. When I realized what was happening, I9 to run after them, only to be held back by my teachers. My small face contorted (变形) and tears began to flood my cheeks. My mouth opened and a desperate10 escaped, loud enough for my parents, who were now outside, to11. I stared at them, pressed up against the12. But soon another little girl13. She wrapped her14 around me until I stopped crying. Then she took my hand and led me away from the window. My parents breathed a sigh of15.
The girl was Helen, and from that moment on we were best friends.
As a child, I had library phobia (恐惧症). I associated going to the library with doing research for a school project. I regarded reading as work, so going to the library for fun was out of my realm (范围) of 1.
Hard as they tried, my parents could not get me 2reading. They purchased a few of the Hardy Boys books. The books collected 3. The closest I came to 4to read was “The Big Green Book" by Robert Graves. Its lead 5, a boy of about 8, discovered a book of magic spells. I was 6 by it. I read it again and again. Certainly there was no 7 to go to the library.
8, I started reading novels in my 20s. To 9 going to the library, I joined the various 10 clubs. I didn't mind having to buy a book a month 11 I didn't have to go to the library.
My library phobia was 12 23 years ago when my family moved to Long Island. The East Meadow Library became a(n) 13 destination for my family. My children were 14 to books through the children's section with free programs that even I enjoyed. My children made 15, and I made friends with the parents.
Do you remember the last time you spoke to your mother and expressed how much you love her? If you do, when? I am1if it was only me but we that tend to have the habit of avoiding2 how important our parents are to us.
I am not3to expressing how much I love my parents. It is not because I am 4about telling it, but because I don't feel like saying it.
But that 5the moment I learned that my mother had been6 with stage 3breast cancer in November 2016. We followed all her7advice. For two years, she continued to fight against the big C, going through the 8 of chemotherapy(化疗) and all.
People around did everything they could to help her— 9 h and mentally. Her co-church goers, uplifting her spiritually whenever she felt like10, became more than a family to us. All through her journey, I've 11how these people became a part of her. I couldn't be too12 for their generosity.
However, after nearly two years of 13, that day finally arrived on March 25, 2018. It wasn't easy to_14. It wasn't easy not to15 l_ what she had done for me and my siblings. I know it isn't too late to 16 all the things a mother had done to their children. However, only when they aren't around us can you notice it 17.
This is one of the things we tend to18to appreciate whatever our parents do to us. l know it isn't late for those whose 19are still around them. Let them know how much you appreciate all their20. All they have done in your life is just to make sure you are in good condition.
A couple in ordinary clothes walked into the Harvard's outer office. "We want to see the president," the man said softly. "He will be busy all day," the secretary spoke1, concluding that the couple had no 2 with Harvard from what they wore. "We'll wait," the lady replied.
Four hours later, the couple didn't go away. And the secretary grew 3 and finally decided to disturb the president. Someone of 4 obviously had no time to spend with nobodies, and he 5 people in such clothes filling in his outer office.
The president, frozen-faced, walked proudly toward the couple. The lady told him, "We had a son that 6 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard and was very happy here. But he was accidentally 7. And my husband and I would like to 8 a memorial (纪念物) to him somewhere on campus. " The president wasn't 9; he was shocked. "Madam," he said 10," we can't put up a statue for every person who studied in Harvard and died. "
"Oh, no," the lady 11 quickly. "In fact, we thought we would give a building to Harvard. " The president 12 at the couple and then shouted, "A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of the Harvard's buildings is over 7.5 million dollars. "
For a moment the lady was 13. Then she turned to her husband and said quietly," Is that all it costs to 14 a university?" Her husband nodded. Mr and Mrs Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established a university 15 after their son—Stanford University, which turned out to be a famous university in America.
I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 1 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my 2. She wanted to know how I thought we should 3 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 4 about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 5. It was cause and effect; she believed I had opinions, so I began to 6 them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 7 I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Neidl's 8 that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 9!'' I began to take 10. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing—only things to be 11 upon. I leaned to dip my brush into the paint and 12 create something.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 13 in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 14 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team 15 Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 16 a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 17 what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be 18. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when was upset. Her 19 in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 20.
That night, I was sitting in my room watching the rain hit my window. I was 1 to my Star Wars action 2 collection, dreaming of earning enough money to add Darth Vader to my new collection case. To help me make money, my father paid me to 3 with him every morning in the stadium.
Hearing the 4 ring, I raced downstairs. My mother was already at the door. Opening it, she found a poor-looking man 5 with tears running down his face. My mother, with pity, invited him in.
6 , I stole downstairs to get a better look. The 7 of the man. ，holding his head in his hands and crying, made my heart 8 I raced back upstairs and 9 my hand into my money box. Pulling 10 the half-dollar coin I had earned that day. I ran back downstairs. I walked right in. They looked at me in 11 as I quickly made my 12 over to the stranger. I quickly put the half-dollar in his hand, gave him a hug (拥抱), 13 and rail back as fast as possible. I felt embarrassed (窘迫的)but happy.
Downstairs, Mark sat quietly with tears running down his face as he 14 that coin. Finally looking up, he said, " I had thought nobody 15 For the last twenty years I have been so 16”
Mark's life changed that night. When he left our house he was ready to 17 even though he had experienced so much hardship. We received his letters every 18 in a while, knowing that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night, too as I witnessed (目击) the true power of 19. And my parents 20me for my being helpful and kind.
For decades, humans have torn up the natural landscape in Asia, cutting down trees to build resorts (旅游胜地) in the most beautiful locations and caging wild animals to attract tourists.
Bangkok-based hotel architect Bill Bensley is saying "1. "
When a businessman talked with him about 2 a resort that included a zoo in Asia, he came up with a(n) 3 : let's 4 the humans and let the rare and endangered 5 wander free.
Sounds 6? Bensley is known for 7 ideas, so much so that he's been called the "Willy Wonka of hotel design. "
At his Shinta Mani Wild resort in Cambodia 8 arrive via a 380-meter zip wire (高空滑索) over the wilderness of the South Cardamom National Park and are 9 to join Wildlife Alliance anti-poaching patrols (防盗猎巡逻).
But he's not doing things 10 for eye-catching. Bensley is a lifelong conservationist who deeply 11 what humans are doing to the planet. That's why he wanted to do the World Wild Project. 61-year-old Bensley says the first stage of the eight-year project, which will 12 several different top branded hotels, is expected to 13 in 2023.
The cages for 14 will actually be 2,400 hotel rooms, with a budget of generally a million 15 per room. Let's just say the guests won't be uncomfortable.
16, it's not the rooms the California-native is talking about. Having a 17 with a local official, he has got the permission to relocate abused animals from 18 in Asia, and set them free onto the 19 2,000-hectare piece of land 20 the human zoo will be located.
After a hard week, I wanted to have a good rest. I went to the near beach for some1time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids joyfully2in the water, or building sandcastles.
When I was to leave, I3 a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unfortunately, there was no4around to carry water. She would go to the waves,5her hands and then walk back to her little castle. 6 ， not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and7. As I was standing there watching her feeling helpless, I8that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly 9my bag，took out the bottle , and walked over to 10it to her. Confused at first, she smiled but11her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She12and finally took it from my hands after I insisted (坚持), Looking back, I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile,13in hand.
As for me, it was a small 14. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a15. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.
Two years ago, I was sitting in my car waiting in a long line for a toll booth (收费站). When I
1 reached the booth, the toll operator told me that the person in front had paid for me and I was2to go. I was so3. I didn't 4 to save the 5 dollars. I would never know who it was. I was5 by the traffic and the long line, and that gesture was surprising and unbelievable. It really6my heart. I7 to pay the toll for the next car for life.
The first time I tried to pay forward the toll, I kept 8 my rear view mirror to see who I'd be paying for. In the mirror, I saw a tired looking Uber driver. I felt satisfied that my9 would be going to a good place. But before we got to the 10, the Uber driver had 11 lanes (车道) and now there was someone else behind me. She looked 12 and was gesturing angrily in a 13 with her friend. I wasn't thrilled to be paying for a woman like that and was14 judging her by what I was seeing in the mirror. Anyway I paid the toll for both of us and left.
Thirty seconds later I was surprised to15 a honk (汽笛声). It was the woman and her friend 16 at me from the next lane! She looked bright and 17. She wasn't what I thought she was like. This was a valuable 18 that I shouldn't 19people so quickly... I don't know their20.
