共用题干 第三篇

Milk That Paid a Medical Bill

One day,a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through
school found he had only one thin dime(10分钱）left,and he was hungry.
He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.However,he lost his nerve
when a lovely young woman opened the door.Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of
water.She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk.He drank it
slowly,and then asked,"How much do I owe you?""You don"t owe me anything,"she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."He said, "Then I
thank you from my heart."
As Howard Kelly left that house,he not only felt stronger physically,but his faith in
God and man was strong also.He had been ready to give up and quit.
Years later that young woman became critically ill.The local doctors were baffled（感
到困惑）.They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her
rare disease.Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation.When he heard the name
of the town she came from,a strange light filled his eyes.Immediately he rose and went
down the hall of the hospital to her room.Dressed in his doctor"s gown he went in to see
her. He recognized her at once.He went back to the consultation room determined to do
his best to save her life.From that day he gave special attention to the case.After a long
struggle,the battle was won.
Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.He
looked at it;then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room.She
feared to open it,for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.Finally
she looked,and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.She read these
words:"Paid in full with one glass of milk."Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy
heart prayed:"Thank You,God,that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts
and hands." Among other things,the story shows that