A Lady Named Lily
Lily was a shy，young French-American girl who grew up in a farming community.At the age of 16，her father thought "Lily has had enough schooling，" and she was forced to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.
Her limited education and skills left her with little hope and confidence and she didn't know what work she could do.She rode the bus daily into Detroit，but she couldn't gather the courage to respond to a Help Wanted ad；she couldn't even bring herself to knock on a door.Each day she would just ride to the city，walk aimlessly about and at dusk return home.
As days passed，Lily knew she had to have the courage to knock on a door.On one of her trips，Lily saw a sign，reading： "Secretary Wanted".She walked up the long flight of stairs to the company offices.Cautiously（小心谨慎），Lily knocked on her very first door，and was met by the office manager Margaret.In her broken English，Lily told her she was interested in the position，falsely stating that she was 19.Margaret knew something wasn't right，but decided to give the girl a chance.
She sat her down at a typewriter and said with a smile， "Type the letter for me，and let me see how good you are." Then she left.
Lily looked at the clock：11：40 a.m.She figured that she could run away in the crowd when the clock struck 12.But she knew she should at least stay and give it a try.On her first try，she got through one line.It had five words and she made four mistakes.She pulled the paper out and threw it away.The clock read 11：45. "In fifteen minutes，" she said to herself， "I'll escape from the company，and she will never see me again." On her second try，Lily got through a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.Again she pulled out the paper，threw it out and started over.This time she completed the whole letter，but still there were many mistakes in it.She looked at the clock：11：55— five minutes to freedom.
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Just then，the door opened and Margaret walked in ______________________
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Lily was astonished，who looked up at Margaret，excited to tears.___________________________
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【答案】Just then，the door and Margaret walked in.Red colored Lily's face.She lowered her head，embarrassed and frozen on the seat. "Let's see how good you finished it." Margaret stopped next to her，the warm smile on her face shining like a diamond.Her encouragement gave enough courage to Lily.She lifted herself from the seat with Margaret checking the letter.One whole minute passed before Margaret turned to her，and clapped her hands，saying， "Despite some mistakes，you really did a good job!Welcome to join us!" she reached out her hand to Lily…
Lily was astonished，who looked up at Margaret，excited to tears.Too excited，she threw her arms around Margaret and gave her a warm hug，explaining how her kindness would make a great difference to her.That afternoon，the setting sun witnessed her working five hours in her office.What surprised her was that the more she practiced，the less mistakes she made.She was eager to go back home sharing her happiness with her family.On the way home，she appreciated the flaming sunset and listened to the breeze whistling in her ears.What a beautiful day―simply a dream.
Lily was astonished，who looked up at Margaret，excited to tears.Too excited，she threw her arms around Margaret and gave her a warm hug，explaining how her kindness would make a great difference to her.That afternoon，the setting sun witnessed her working five hours in her office.What surprised her was that the more she practiced，the less mistakes she made.She was eager to go back home sharing her happiness with her family.On the way home，she appreciated the flaming sunset and listened to the breeze whistling in her ears.What a beautiful day―simply a dream.
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The seller brought her a bowl of noodles，whose smell was so attractive.
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