Inthetenthgrade，Ibeganworkingforfreeatavet’sthatwasrunbyafriend.IwantedtogetexperienceforwhatIthoughtwouldbemyfuturejob.However，ononeparticularSaturdaymorningIlearntsomethingperhapsmoreimportant.

Thehospitalwasinthemiddleofoneofthepoorersectionsofthecityandsomepeoplecouldonlypayforthemostbasictreatments.OnthisSaturday，amanandhisyoungson，whowasprobablyabout7yearsold，walkedinwithasmallcatinacardboardbox.Therewassomethingwrongwiththecat’slefteye.Butthemancouldnotaffordtopayforthecostofthemedicine.Hekeptquietforawhile，andthenheaskedwherethenearestanimalshelterwas.Hearingthis，hissoncriedandstartedtoarguewithhim.Allofasudden，anolderwomanwhowassittinginthewaitingroomstoodup，walkeduptothecounter，andtoldthemanthatshewouldpayforthecost.Themanthankedherandthesongottokeepahealthycat.

Ialwaysthoughtitwastherightthingtohelpoutaneedyperson，butIonlysawpeopledoactsofkindnessonTVorinmovies.Whatthewomandidmademebelievethatthesethingsdohappeninreallife，andquiteoften.

Now，whenIcan’tdecidewhethertohelpsomeonewhoisinneed，Irememberthiswoman，andthenIhavethecouragetostepuptotheplate.Sometimesotherpeoplefollow.

21．Wecaninferthatavet’sismostprobablyahospitalfor　.

A．kids B．thepoor C．animals D．women

22．Forwhatpurposedidthewriterworkatthevet’s?

A．Tohelpouthisfriend B．Tomakesomepocketmoney

C．Togainsomeworkexperience D．Tolearnmoreaboutsociety

23．Whatwouldthemanprobablydowiththecatifthewomandidn’thelphim?

A．Takeithomewithouttreatment. B．Giveittosomeoneonthestreet.

C．Giveittothewoman. D．Giveitup.

24．Wecanlearnfromthispassagethat　.

A．themandoesn’tlikekeepingacat

B．theolderwomanoftenhelpspeopleout

C．theman’ssondidn’tagreetotheman’sfirstdecision

D．thehospitaloftenasksfortoomuchmoney