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　　A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life．They are totally separated, mixing with 　　1　　．As they drive past 　　2　　 they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance．The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by 　　3　　 music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty 　　4　　 gripe(把柄)．

　　On moving into this neighborhood, I was 　　5　　 of these two but decided I would make up my own mind．This proved quite a 　　6　　 to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast(猛烈抨击)me with some 　　7　　 or other．

　　I 　　8　　 answered politely and made sure I 　　9　　 as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark　about their garden or pets．

　　Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give(送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 　　10　　 to place a kindness rock in their garden．Their 　　11　　 remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible．During the Easter give, we decided once again to 　　12　　 these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 　　13　　．Imagine my 　　14　　 when two days later they 　　　15　 at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they 　　16　　 me a bunch of flowers!

So, my fellow gifters, do not 　　17　　 on your random(随意的)gifts of kindness．You may never know just what this 　　18　　 to others, nor how many broken or 　　19　　 hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 　　20　　．

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