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完型填空 One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughter1some things from a moving truck. Normally I'm shy away from contact with2That particular day, though, something was in me: I can't explain3, but I felt like I should just help these people, even4omething as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck. So I5and introduced myself, welcomed them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n) 6 to put some proper shoes on. After I had flip－flops(夹趾拖鞋) on, I went over and helped them move all of their7into the apartment.
After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new8. It might seem unimportant, but it seems like people are less9and friendly to their neighbors these days: I wanted to10that, at least in my small11block, So we did talk, and they’re from Florida, just like me.
At that12time in my life, I was going through a really difficult 13with my girlfriend of 7 years. I didn't feel like helping anyone or doing anything 14, but I figured why not? And I'm glad I did. Also, as15would have it, their daughter is my age(college student) and we each had a mutual(相互的) 16 in one another. This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months. probably more.
The 17was the act itself, though. I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in the18. And I felt really good about it. Since then, I've tried19my comfort zone to perform other unplanned acts of 20. So far, so good. I'd encourage everyone else to do the same!
