Mr Dawson was an old grouch (脾气坏的人), and everyone in town knew it. 21 Kids knew not to go into his yard to pick an apple, because old Dawson would come after you with his gun.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They 22 had to go by Dawson’s house, but as they got close Janet saw him 23 sitting on his front porch (门廊) and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was 24 scared of the old man.
Amy said not to worry. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown, 25 but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a(n) 26 broad smile. Amy smiled back and told him Janet was 27 staying overnight with her to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each a(n) 28 apple .
Later, Janet asked Amy: “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. How come 29 he was so nice to us?” Amy explained that when she first 30 started walking past his house he wasn’t very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing a(n) invisible 31 smile and so she always smiled. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back 32 . After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her. She said he always . offers 33 her an apple now, and is always very kind.
“An invisible smile?” questioned Janet. “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn’t afraid 34 and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later 35 he would really smile.”
If we remember that everyone 36 wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most people can’t resist 37 our sunniness after a while. We’re always on the go trying to accomplish 38 so much, aren’t we? It’s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how easily we can bring cheer 39 to ourselves and others. Giving a smile 40 spends so little efforts; let’s make sure that we’re not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smiles.
One Friday, 12-year-old Janet was walking out with her friend Amy. They 22 had to go by Dawson’s house, but as they got close Janet saw him 23 sitting on his front porch (门廊) and suggested they cross over the street. Like most, she was 24 scared of the old man.
Amy said not to worry. When they got close enough, Dawson looked up with his usual frown, 25 but when he saw it was Amy, he gave a(n) 26 broad smile. Amy smiled back and told him Janet was 27 staying overnight with her to listen to music and play games. Dawson told them that sounded fun, and gave them each a(n) 28 apple .
Later, Janet asked Amy: “Everyone says he’s the meanest man in town. How come 29 he was so nice to us?” Amy explained that when she first 30 started walking past his house he wasn’t very friendly, but she pretended he was wearing a(n) invisible 31 smile and so she always smiled. It took a while, but one day he half-smiled back 32 . After a while, he started smiling real smiles and then talked to her. She said he always . offers 33 her an apple now, and is always very kind.
“An invisible smile?” questioned Janet. “Yes,” answered Amy, “My grandma told me that if I pretended I wasn’t afraid 34 and pretended he was smiling an invisible smile at me and I smiled back at him, sooner or later 35 he would really smile.”
If we remember that everyone 36 wears an invisible smile, we too will find that most people can’t resist 37 our sunniness after a while. We’re always on the go trying to accomplish 38 so much, aren’t we? It’s so easy to get caught up in everyday life that we forget how easily we can bring cheer 39 to ourselves and others. Giving a smile 40 spends so little efforts; let’s make sure that we’re not the ones that others have to pretend are wearing invisible smiles.
