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Yesterday I was heading to my writing group with a book to read on the journey．While waiting for the 1 , I searched in my pockets for something to 2 as a bookmark(书签)．All I had was a couple of ten-pound notes, so I 3 folded one and slipped it between the pages．
Sitting on the bus I 4 to take the book out to read, 5 I was distracted(使分心)by a young woman 6 on her cell phone behind me．She was talking to her younger 7 ．She wanted to know where he was, why he had lied to 8 mother again．She asked him 9 he knew their mum had broken down in tears because of him．
She let him 10 exactly what she thought of him but I could tell there was 11 under all the disappointment．She tried so hard to get this boy to come to see his 12 , but I got the impression that she was 13 a losing battle．
I never looked around．I just stared at my 14 and the ten-pound note sticking out of it．When she 15 the bus, I got off behind her．I asked her to take the 16 and buy her mum a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers．“To tell your mum that being a mother is the 17 and most important job in the world．”I said．
As I turned away I heard her 18 say, “That's really nice of you!” 19 , I wondered if in some way I was saying a thank you to my own mum by doing this．But most of all I 20 I had raised a smile on the face of a mother suffering for her child．
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