阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

    It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I felt 1and had a slight headache.

    I worked in a 2 doctor's office. During those days, the office was often 3  people who had a cold, which made me even busier than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 4home and my husband would be ready to pronounce me late once again. But maybe 5  I hurried, I could still make it.

    I was heading inside to 6  for my gas when I noticed an old couple（夫妻）at the counter. I heard them asking the 7  to the nearest hospital. It was the hospital that I had just 8a few minutes ago.

    The young man at the counter was trying to be 9 by explaining how to get there. But the fact was that he was telling them a whole 10  route. So I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to 11  me to the hospital?” Then I saw a look of relief（轻松）over their faces. “I'm going there, too,” I said, which wasn't a lie since I had just 12 up my mind to do it perfectly.

    I got in my car and began to drive 13  . I looked back several times to be 14  they were right behind me. It took us only fifteen 15 to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to die down. I felt better than I did all day and my headache was nearly gone.

    Since I came to my new neighbourhood，I have had the pleasure of meeting a few neighbours.They seem to be quite 1 people.For Christmas，I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbours that I know.I sat down and 2 .There were nine neighbours，and I also knew which houses they lived in.

    However，I decided to3  one more person to my list，the lady I met every morning walking to work as I drove down the street.She always managed a sweet smile and a hearty wave（挥手），4 I had no idea which house she lived in.

    My gift idea was to make small 5 baskets and leave them on each of my neighbour's  front porches（门廊）the night of Chrismas Eve.I kept the last one for the friendly lady，since I was still not exactly sure where she lived 6 the house down about where I met her each morning.Finally I decided to put it there.My neighbours really enjoyed the baskets and a couple even came by to  7me.

    This morning on my way to work，I placed my mail in the mailbox and noticed a Thank You card.I opened it and read the 8 which really caught me by surprise.

    The card said，“Thank you for those lovely apples and strawberries you left on the porch of Tod.He 9 on January 19，but he never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone10  him in his time of illness.He really enjoyed it.”

    I was very11.I had no idea who Tod was or that he had been seriously12.I had left that nice lady's basket on Tod's porch by accident.I believe that Tod never expected to have that basket. I feel 13 that the nice lady did not get a basket from me this Christmas，but I believe that if she knew what had happened，she would 14me.

    I feel lucky to have helped Tod be more cheerful in his last days.This just makes me further believe that sometimes 15in life are beautiful.

    J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of 1 sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked 2 to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story3the age of six.

    On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began4 the first Harry Potter book for young5. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is6with people of all ages and about sixty7books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's8the Harry Potter series has been so popular. J.K. Rowling is very9with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on 10 children's books.

    I walked into the Huddle House Restaurant in Brunswick, Georgia and sat down at the table. I picked up the menu and was to order something for breakfast.

    "Excuse me," suddenly a soft voice came into my ear.

    I looked up and 1 a nice-looking woman standing before me.

    "Is your name Roger?"2 asked.

    "Yes, " I answered, feeling rather confused(困惑的) as I had never seen her before.

    "My name's Barbara and my 3 is Tony," she said, pointing to a middle-aged man sitting alone at the table by the window. He was 4 and weak.

    "Tony White, from Landon School in Jacksonville, Florida." She added.

    I looked at that man for a few seconds 5 I didn't recognize(认识) him.

    "I'm really sorry. The name doesn't ring the bell(听起来不耳熟), "I said.

    She walked back, began 6 with her husband and once in a while I saw her turn around and look directly at me.

    I ordered breakfast and a cup of 7, sitting there, trying to remember who this Tony was. "I 8 know him," I thought to myself. "He recognizes me for some reason." I picked up the coffee cup. Suddenly it came to me like a flash of lightning.

    "Tony, the bully(横行霸道者), the bad boy!" I could 9 believe my eyes. "Jesus! He's so thin now. Not the big boy that I 10 from back in 1977."

    Everything came up to my mind. The time this 11 boy had made fun of my big ears in front of the girls in my class, and the time this big bully had pushed me against the walls in the hallway just to make himself 12 a big man to all other students.

    "I am sorry, Roger," Tony rolled by me in the wheelchair, being pushed by his wife, raising his thin trembling hand. "I am so sorry for 13 that I did to you."

    "I'm…I'm er…" I didn't know 14 to say to him.

    A few months later, I received a letter from Barbara. Tony was 15. Tony had been a fireman and had been seriously wounded in a task.

    How I regretted(后悔) for not saying something to him but I no longer had the chance!