Task 3

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The sandwich man

Michael rises every morning at 4：00， in good and bad weather， and walks into his sandwich shop. By 5：50， hes making the rounds of the shelters on Centre Streets. He     1     out 200 sandwiches to the homeless， before beginning his workday.

It started 20 years ago when Michael came across a homeless man named John. He began to help him with effort then. Day after day， he brought John some food and， when it was really     2    ， a resting place in his car while he worked. Once he asked John if he wanted to get cleaned up. It was a（n）     3     offer， because Michael thought John would refuse. Surprisingly， John said， “Are you going to wash me？” Michael knew that he was looking at a     4     of his promise. It was at the moment that Michael     5     to help the homeless.

Michael began his work. He received no sponsorship， saying， “Im not getting media     6    . I just want to do some good in my way. There are days when its snowing， and I have a hard time leaving my warm bed and the     7     of my family to go downtown with sandwiches. But Ive managed.”

Michael makes 200 sandwiches every day for the past 20 years. “I dont simply     8     the sandwiches on a table for the homeless to pick up. I shake their hands and     9     them a good day，” says Michael. Once Mayor （市長） Koch came to make the rounds with him. They ignored the media， and it seemed like it was just the two of them. But of all Michaels     10    ， working side by side with the Mayor was not as important as working next to someone else...

A man had     11     from the sandwich takers， and Michael thought about him from time to time. He hoped the man had moved on to a more     12     environment. One day， the man came back， greeting Michael and carrying sandwiches of his own to hand out. He said Michaels daily food， warm handshakes and wishes had given him the     13     he badly needed. After achieving some success， he decided to do the same thing as Michael.

The moment needed no     14    . The two men worked silently， side by side， handing out their sandwiches. It was another day on Centre Streets， but a day with just a little more     15    .