One day I was doing a big cleanup when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.
In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”
One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ 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 ____ 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 ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ 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 ____ 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．made | | 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．precious |
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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．case | 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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