It is very clear to most people the way in which our negative interactions affect us and others. We see it in the victims of bullying or of abuse. Most of us appear to be aware of the potential long-term effects on someone who was mistreated even during their very early life.
Yet it is often overlooked how important an act of kindness can be to someone who is in need. We find it easy to look past the beggar or the disabled person. We would rather avoid eye contact with the person who is standing on the street corner holding a sign. We turn a blind eye to the homeless woman and her children sleeping in the doorway of an abandoned building. We drive right past a car that is broken down on the side of the highway, and we don't give them a second thought.
Our own acts of kindness, however, can change the life of a person who is in a point of struggle in their lives. If we stop to give the beggar something to eat, or to help the disabled person to gather items that are out of their reach; if we take the time to provide clothing to the person holding that sign so that he can perhaps find himself a job; if we offer shelter to the woman and her children; if we stop to make sure that the person broken down on the side of the highway has been able to call for help. If we do these things, perform these acts of kindness, we have the potential to not only change the course of a person's day, but to change their outlook on life even if only for a short period of time. Every action you take affects the life of someone around you.
Question 7. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Homeless People Need Help B. Treat the Disabled Fairly
C. Kindness Influences Others D. Care For the Unemployed
Question 8. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT seen as an act of kindness?
A. offering the beggar some food
B. giving shelter to the woman and her children
C. helping disabled people
D. ignoring the car broken down at the roadside
Question 9. The word "gather” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ___.
A. abandon B. ignore C. divide D. collect
Question 10. The word "them" in paragraph 4 refers to ________.
A. homeless children B. people in need C. unemployed people D. homeless women
Question 11. According to the writer, our acts of kindness can NOT ________.
A. change the whole life of all people around us
B. have a positive impact on others life
C. affect someone that was mistreated in early life
D. change people's life for a short period of time
