课时作业(三十) [选修6 Unit 5 The power of nature]
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It's a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some __1__？” I've been struck with a feeling of __2__ if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a __3__ in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet cafe. Outside the cafe on the street was an old woman on her knees, __4__. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also __5__ the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little __6__ against the cold. The sight was especially __7__ when compared with the signs of the __8__ city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, __9__ at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, but again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker __10__ and placing some money in the woman's cup. He did this rather __11__， just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched as the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man __12__ the way, other tourists followed suit.
The young backpacker __13__ this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴)pressure __14__ on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work done, the young man walked
