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Iarrivedlateonenightonabusinesstrip,soIdecidedtohavedinnerinthehotel.AsIwasfinishingmymeal,anelderlycouplecameintodine.Theywereholdinghandsandhadlovelysmilesontheirfaces.Theysatthreetablesfromme.Iwasamazedatthelovetheyshowedforeachother.Itseemedtostrikehomeallthemore,becauseitwasshortlyafterendinga20-yearmarriageandIstillhadpaininmyheart.Mywaiterwasalsotheirwaiter.AsIpaidmybill,Iinquiredastowhattheirbillwas.Heinformedme,andIgavehim$40topaytheirbill.HeaskedifIknewthemandItoldhim"No,Ijustwantedtorepaythemforthelovethattheywereshowingtoeachother,"andthenIdeparted.ThenextdayIenteredtherestauranttodinebeforemydeparture.AfterIhadbeenseated,thewaiterwhoservedmethenightbeforetoldmethatthestrangestthinghappenedafterIlefttherestaurant.Whentheelderlycouplewenttopayfortheirmeal,theywereinformedthatithadbeenpaid.Whentheyinquiredwhohaddonethis,thehostesstoldthemtheyhadnoideawhoIwas,justretellingwhatIsaid.Thecouplewereamazed.Theylookedaround,askedforthebilloftwoyoungcoupleswhowereseatedtogether,paidtheirbillanddeparted,saying"LovebegetsLove"totheamazementofthehostessandwaiter.Ismiledandsaid"That'snice,"andproceededtoordermymeal.About45minuteslater,Ifinishedmymealandwasabouttoheadout,butmywaiterwasnowheretobefound.IwaitedandwaitedandfinallywalkedovertothehostessstandandexplainedthatIneededtopayformymealandhurrytotheairport.ShesmiledandexplainedthatIwouldnothavetopayformymeal,becauseboththewaiterandshefeltcompelledtopaymybillduetothejoythatwasbroughttothefacesoftheelderlycoupleandtheamazementoftheyoungcouples.WhenItoldherthattheydidn'thavetodothat,shesaidwithasmile"LovebegetsLove."
26.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto.
A.suggestloveneverdies
B.shareaninterestingexperience
C.encourageustohelppeopleinneed
D.proveashowoflovereallymakesadifference
27.Whydidtheelderlycouplepaythebillofthetwoyoungcouples?
A.Becausetheywerealwaysreadytohelppoorpeople.
B.Becausetheywerehappytopassthelovetheygained.
C.Becausetheyinvitedtheyoungpeopletothemeal.
D.Becausethe