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河南省信阳高级中学2018-2019学年高二上学期英语开学考试试卷
Medical bills were piling, kids needed glasses, cars needed repairs and the dog needed surgery. On top of that, Christmas was almost 1 us so presents needed to be purchased.
But all of that was 2 when my husband, Brian, was waiting in our local tire shop to have his six truck tires 3 on a snowy night, He overheard the tire salesman 4 a young mom with 3 children that she was in urgent 5 of all new tires, as each one was completely 6 down.7, the young mom said she didn't have the money to replace more than one tire on her car.
On hearing that, Brian 8 to pay for a tire to be installed,9 of the one tire this woman was able to purchase. Brian knew that even though it was just a start, the young mom would be much 10 driving on the 11 roads with a balanced set of two new tires than they would with just one new tire.
The young mom was so surprised that she12 choked up. Eyes filled with tears, she thanked Brian and pulled away.
My husband is a naturally modest13 man who feels rewarded in giving rather than14 in life. So imagine his unexpected15, when he later discovered the salesman had 16 the entire amount spent on the woman's one17 tire to his bill!18 the seven tires my husband bought, the salesman only 19 him for six.
The simple act of one man making the decision to share what he had, instead of worrying about what he would 20, made a difference that night.
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