Alittleoldmancameintothestore.Hehelda(n)brokenpictureframe
Alittleoldmancameintothestore.Hehelda(n)36pictureframe(镜框)withapictureofayoungcoupleinside.Theframewascrackeddownthecenter.Itlookedasifsomeonehadtriedto37itbyusingthicktape.Infearofcausingmore38,themanbroughtittotheframeshop.Theexpertframerwasnotabletorepairit.39hisrequest,IwentupandaskedhimifIcouldkeepthepictureframeovernight,40IwasnotreallysurewhatIwasgoingtodothen.Themansighedandsaid41.Thatnightbackhome,althoughitwashard,I42torepairthecrackedpictureframe.Thenextday,thelittleoldmancameintothestoreandI43himtheframe.Repairingsuchacrackedframewould44costmorethantwicethenormalprice,butItoldhimIhad45forthesuppliesoutofmyown46.Hewasimpressedbymyworkandmy47.Hestartedtocry.Hepointedtothepictureandsaid,“Thisismywife.She48justaweekago.Sheputthisframetogetherinthe1950sandIwassoafraiditwas49.”Itoldhimtocomebacktomeanytime.“Iwillnever50you,Christine,”hesaidbeforeheleft.HewalkedintomylifewhenIwasfeeling51aboutmyjobandIwantedtoquit.Hemademerealize52Ineededtobe.Itissuchagoodthingtogivefromthe53.Laterthatyear,Iwasquicklyraisedtoahigh-paying54.Sometimespeoplearebroughtintoour55forareason.Idon’tevenknowhisname,butIwillneverforgetmylittlepictureframeman.36.A.strangeB.uglyC.newD.broken37.A.changeB.destroyC.repairD.tie38.A.damageB.harmC.difficultyD.pain39.A.TellingB.ReceivingC.HearingD.Answering40.A.ifB.thoughC.unlessD.because41.A.noB.somethingC.yesD.nothing42.A.hopedB.plannedC.preparedD.managed43.A.handedB.soldC.leftD.threw44.A.hardlyB.usuallyC.necessarilyD.hopefully45.A.askedB.sentC.paidD.called46.A.clothingB.shopC.wishD.pocket47.A.carefulnessB.kindnessC.patienceD.experience48.A.wentbyB.madeoutC.passedawayD.ranawayx0c49.A.lostB.ruinedC.stolenD.missed50.A.forgetB.disturbC.troubleD.understand51.A.puzzledB.excitedC.uncertainD.happy52.A.whenB.whatC.whomD.where53.A.moodB.heartC.walletD.hand54.A.companyB.situationC.businessD.position55.A.livesB.mindsC.hopesD.stores