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 worked out in the end: [verb phrase] to finish in a successful way.

Example: There was a problem at the airport, but it was resolved and our flight took
off, so it all worked out in the end.

 miss my childhood: [verb phrase] to feel sad, because you are no longer a child.

Example: I used to enjoy playing games with my friends when I was a boy, and I
miss my childhood now that I have grown up.

20. Describe a time when you did something to help someone you didn't know.

You should say:
where it happened
who the person was
how you helped this person
and explain how you felt after helping this person

SAMPLE ANSWER

Today, I’m going to share with you my own story about how I helped a stranger on
the street. It was an elderly woman whom I met on the way while driving to work.
She was trying to cross the road to go to a pagoda nearby. Unfortunately, it was a
big road with 4 lanes of traffic and it was during the rush hour. At that time, I was
driving to work, and stopped for a red light. She slowly approached me and asked

if I could take her to the other side of the road. I hesitated at first since I didn’t know
her. Well, life in a big city is very complicated, you don’t really know if the person
you are trying to help is good or bad. So it’s hard to trust people these days.
However, after a moment’s hesitation, I decided to give her a lift to the door anyway,
since she was an elderly lady and I would feel bad if I turned her down.

When I dropped her off at the pagoda, she thanked me and said “God bless you”. I
was glad that I had made the decision to help her, although it did not bring any

dramatic change to the world! Any kind action, however small, brings its own
reward in terms of the satisfaction derived from helping others. Her gratitude made
me feel that my help had meant a lot to her and I determined that, in future, I would
be less suspicious of strangers.

VOCABULARY

 elderly = old, but it is a more polite way to describe people who are old.

 the rush hour = the time when the roads are full of traffic because people are
travelling to or from work.