The magic of smile

江西 孙朝岚

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1At only 8 years old,Kayzen Hunter has already displayed more character than some people ever manage.It all started about a year ago when the child became a regular diner at the Waffle House in Little Rock,Arkansas.His family goes for breakfast there at least once a week,and they always opt to sit in a certain waiter's section.

2Devonte Gardner is a father of two who works hard for his living.He always has a smile on his face,and he quickly formed a friendly relationship with Kayzen and his family.“I come with a positive attitude,” Devonte said.“I treat everybody with a smile.I also love to see everybody smile.” His kindness rubbed off on Kayzen.“Devonte is just a really nice person,” he explained.“Really good guy.Super nice to everyone he meets.”

3After a year of contact,the child's family learned the truth behind Devonte's bright smile.Devonte,his wife,and their two young daughters have been living in a cheap motel for the past eight months.Their former apartment was infested with bugs and had black mold,which made his kids sick.Every cent Devonte made went towards keeping his children fed,clothed,and housed,and the struggle was overwhelming.Since he couldn't afford a car,he also walked to and from work every day.Even so,he showed up at work every day with a smile on his face,ready to serve and make friends with customers like Kayzen.

4Kayzen knew right away that he wanted to help his friend.He went home and told his mom,Vittoria Hunter,that he wanted to start a GoFundMe page to help Devonte get money for a new car.Little did he know that his grassroots effort would result in a major windfall for Devonte and his family!

5 “Devonte is one of the most joyous and positive people you've ever met!” Vittoria and Kayzen wrote on the GoFundMe page.“He always greets us with the biggest smile.I hope you will help me spread kindness in the world.” Their initial goal was $5,000,but word quickly spread in their community.The GoFundMe page currently sits at over $100,000!

Reading

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Inference 1.What's the function of paragraph 1?

A.To present a good story.

B.To lead in the main topic.

C.To introduce Kayzen Hunter.

D.To explain the importance of smiles.

Detail 2.What motivated Kayzen to start a GoFundMe page for Devonte?

A.Devonte's positive attitude.

B.Devonte's financial struggle.

C.Devonte's love for seeing people smile.

D.Devonte's relationship with Kayzen's family.

Gist 3.What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.Devonte and his family were in a tough situation.

B.Devonte experienced difficulties in his apartment.

C.Devonte couldn't afford a better life for his family.

D.Devonte showed up at work with a smile on his face.

Detail 4.What was the result of Kayzen's GoFundMe initiative for Devonte?

A.$5,000 was raised.

B.$10,000 was raised.

C.Over $50,000 was raised.

D.Over $100,000 was raised.

Language

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Ⅰ.Difficult sentence in the text

Little did he know that his grassroots effort would result in a major windfall for Devonte and his family! 他一点也不知道，他的基层努力将为德文特及其家人带来一笔意外之财。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，little放在句首要用部分倒装，相同用法的含有否定意义的副词还有never、seldom、nowhere、hardly、rarely、scarcely等。

Ⅱ.Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the box in proper forms.

rub off on currently show up opt to regular certain

1.She was offered a job but ________ go to college instead.

2.Her positive attitude ________ other people.

3.________,the early years are crucial to a child's development.

4.You may have some strange disease that may not ________ for 10 or 15 years.

5.We meet ________ to discuss the progress of the project.

6.The ________ situation is very different to that in 1990.