One day I was doing a big clean-up when I
36 a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately 37 an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I had spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its
38 and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reached out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I
39 for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to
40 . Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without
41 , one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight,
42 up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, camera, an airline ticket and other things
43 to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I
44 guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all
45 with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman, “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was
46 of the country: its poverty, its thieves, the heat, and the dust, I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t
47 out of your country. I cannot give you anything”.
The beggar woman listened attentively and
48 my words. Then she reached
49 the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift”, she announced. Kindly, she placed and old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in
50 . It was a very small amount of money – but for this woman, the coin
51 a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of the 52 , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the
53 beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet
54 of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she
55 my concept completely.
| 小题1: | | A．cared about | B．came across | C．looked for | D．focused upon |
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| 小题2: | | A．presented | B．gave | C．recalled | D．reminded |
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| 小题3: | | A．traffic | B．dust | C．noise | D．climate |
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| 小题4: | | A．headed | B．struggled | C．stood | D．came |
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| 小题5: | | A．move | B．unload | C．hide | D．pass |
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| 小题6: | | A．warning | B．planning | C．thinking | D．arranging |
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| 小题7: | | A．hung | B．put | C．swallowed | D．cleared |
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| 小题8: | | A．obvious | B．expensive | C．familiar | D．previous |
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| 小题9: | | A．elegantly | B．cautiously | C．dependently | D．frequently |
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| 小题10: | | A．locals | B．thieves | C．beggars | D．motorbikes |
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| 小题11: | | A．proud | B．conscious | C．sick | D．aware |
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| 小题13: | | A．attended to | B．looked up | C．thought about | D．wrote down |
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| 小题15: | | A．order | B．vain | C．serve | D．shock |
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| 小题16: | | A．meant | B．made | C．served | D．suggested |
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| 小题17: | | A．dirtiness | B．poverty | C．kindness | D．safety |
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| 小题18: | | A．updated | B．unfolded | C．broken | D．unexpected |
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| 小题19: | | A．moment | B．action | C．dignity | D．life |
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| 小题20: | | A．changed | B．damaged | C．found | D．accepted |
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