“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the
open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I
in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for
kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s
Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy
families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed
out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each
one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough
food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man.
He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is
waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were
giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets
for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to
surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do.
The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my
eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could
see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and
Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought.
Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing
him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket
with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
1.The young man had thought that ____________.
A. he would have an Easter basket and a food
basket
B. there would be Easter baskets for
children.
C. there would be children’s toys in the food
basket
D. he would get enough food for the whole
year.
2.What did the author
do at the church?
A. He worked there as a churchman.
B. He was called in to give out Easter baskets.
C. He went there to meet the young man.
D. He was a volunteer who helped there.
3.The young man looked disappointed at first because
____________.
A. he was told not to take a food
basket
B. there was little food in the Easter basket
C. he came so late that all the basket had
been given out
D. he was told that he wouldn’t get what he
wanted
4.What surprised
the author was that __________.
A. there was an Easter basket in the food
basket
B. someone knew what the young man needed
C. one of the baskets was filled with more
bread than others
D. he found that the young man’s name was on
the basket
5.We can infer that the young man left the church
feeling ________.
A.
sad B.
satisfied C.
angry D. surprised
