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It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child’s bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew. It was like throwing a basket of chum into a tank of sharks. I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.
As the boxes of bikes began to gradually decrease, I saw my opportunity to wrap my
hands around the corner of one of them, I lifted it off and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up to see one of the largest men I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not enough to describe his presence. He was decorated with numerous leather belts with metal buttons around both arms and even his neck.
I started to loosen the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, "Merry Christmas.”
My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best Christmas gift I had ever received. The
kindness of a human heart in a simple act of a stranger broke all preconceived notions(先入为主的观念) I may have had. I will never forget it.
21. What does the underlined word"chum"mean in paragraph 1?
A. Gifts.
B.Food.
C. Goods
D. Souvenirs.
22. Why did the author loosen the box when seeing the man?
A. The author didn't want to buy it.
B. The man needed it more.
C. The author was frightened by the man.
D. The man got the box first.
23. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The Best Christmas Gift
B. The Largest Man I Have Ever See
C. An Unforgettable Bike
D. A Shopping Experience
