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    When I was about 5 years old, I experienced my very first random act of kindness. I was sitting at the roadside one evening, crying alone for some reason when suddenly, a boy came up to me and gave me a plastic rose, I remember the moment when I took the rose from his hand; I was smiling from ear to ear, whispering “I want to be like him” to myself as I watched him walking away.

From then on, I made it as my life mission to do random acts of kindness whenever I can. I was very determined to make other people smile. That was the only reason why I joined my school’s Red Crescent Society and became a volunteer. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks in the same way as I did. Whenever I do something nice to others, people around me will start to judge my actions. Often I will just keep quiet and ignore what they say, but every once in a while, they do drive me up the wall.

These people like to complain about how humans nowadays are lacking of humanities and compassion. However, when they actually see somebody doing a good deed in front of them, they start to question and criticize that person’s honesty. Perhaps it is the increasing crime rate and the never-ending rat race that caused them to be so suspicious to nice strangers. In other words, people nowadays have lost sight of the real meaning of kindness and just let it go unnoticed. That is why I think random acts of kindness are really important. These selfless acts are not only capable of bringing joy to the receivers but also to the givers. Because of this, I want to help spread the idea of these random acts to the whole world. I want to show the people how the little things they give could make a big difference in someone else’s life.

21£®What was the influence of the boy’s rose on the author?

A£®It made the author feel ashamed.     B£®The author decided to follow suit.

C£®The author said a lot to the boy.    D£®It gave the author strength and hope.

22£®Why did the author join the school’s Red Crescent Society?

A£®To be a volunteer.                   B£®To live a happy life.

C£®To make others smile.                D£®To have a good time.

23£®Which can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2?

A£®Make me very angry.                  B£®Bring difficulty to me.

C£®Force me to climb the wall.          D£®Force me to the dead corner.