Ifyoudidn'tlookatthemtheyweren'tthereright?OnseeingthoseinragsonthecornerIonlywantedthelighttoturngreenfastenoughsothatIwouldn'thavetokeeppretendingnottoseethem.

ThenonedayasIwasholdingthehandofmybestfriendJanewhowasyoungbutdyingofbreastcancershetoldmethatshemadeeverymomentcountbyslowingdownandbyseeingeverything.Iheldherhandforfiveyearsandthenshepassedaway.Shedidteachmesomething.Ittookawhileforherwordstoreallysinkin.Icanbeaslowlearner.

Istartedbyseeingeverythingandfocusedontheirpresence.OnedayIsawaVietnamveteran(老兵).Iaskedhimwhatwouldmakehisday.

"Ahotcupofcoffee"hetoldme.

Iboughthimacupofcoffeeastackofpancakessomeeggsandsoon.AfterourmealtogetherIaskedhimiftherewasanythingelsethatwouldmakehislifeabiteasier.

"Anewpairofsocks"hesaid.

Socksreally?Iactuallyhappenedtobewearinganicepairofwoolhikingsocksatthatverymoment.ItoldhimthatIwantedtogivehimthepairIwaswearingifhewouldacceptit.Finallyheagreed.Wesatdownonabenchandhestartedtofirsttakeoffhisbootsandthenremovetheblacksocksthathadoncebeenwhiteoffhisfeet.Ithinkalayerortwoofskinmighthavecomeoffwiththem.Takinghisnewpairofsocksheheldthesocksuptohischeeksandsaidtheywerewarmandsmelledasgoodasmepoolsoftearsinhiseyes.

Suchasimpleluxury(奢侈品)Iusedtotakeforgranted.NowIalwayshaveanextrapairwithmeinmycar.Theyarealwaysmybestpairjustwaitingtobegivenaway.

1.Onseeingthehomelesstheauthorusedto_______.

A.actasiftheywerenotthere B.showmercytothem

C.hideinthecorner D.makefunofthem

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?

A.Hewasslowinlearningthings.

B.Hisbestfriendwasonceateacher.

C.Hewassadthathisfriendwasdying.

D.Hedidn'tunderstandJane'swordsatfirst.

3.Whydoestheauthoralwayshaveanextrapairofsocksinhiscar?

A.Todecoratehiscar. B.Tosellittoothers.

C.Tokeepitforachange. D.Todonateittoaneedyperson.