burst into tears right there at the table．

　　When we picked up the check， the waitress said， "Your meal was already paid for．" My friend and I didn't have a clue how it happened． Then I remembered a man I saw out of the comer of my eye． He was dressed in mostly white， sat down at the bar， had a beer， and stayed for maybe ten minutes． The waitress said， "Yes， the gentleman in white paid for you．" It felt like an angel was saying， "I see you， honey． It's going to be okay．"

　　Just last year， I was running a half-marathon． With just 1 mile to go， I was out of gas． Runners call it " hitting the wall"． I thought I couldn't move another inch． Out of nowhere， a stranger came up to me and said， what's your name， sweetie？ Jennifer？ Okay， Jennifer， let's go! Come on! It's just around the comer! You can do it! " And he ran with me until I picked up my pace． I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement only to learn he wasn't even supposed to be in the race that day．

　　I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need． Do you have any experiences like these？

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage？ ______

　A. The kindness of strangers．

　B. Valuable friendship．

　C. Two special experiences．

　D. Helping others is worthwhile．

6. The underlined expression in the passage means " ______ "．

　A. being hurt by the wall

　B. winning the game

　C. taking a deep breath

　D. running out of energy

7. A stranger helped the author during a half-marathon by ______ ．

　A. giving her a bottle of water

B. accompanying and encouraging