马鞍山市2014高考英语阅读理解、动词短语精讲讲练(3)及答案
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I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because Icould never be sure what that money would be u sed for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sand-wich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. So I dropped another few coinsin and went into the Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bou ght a sandwich and soda.
Just as I was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts.Just as they were ahout to wake him, I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the mansomething before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission hut the policeman said sure and Ijust left the bag in the man's cart, got in my car and drove off.
As I was driving off I remember thinking, "I hope people saw that". Then I had to seriously askmyself why I