I live in Albuquerque, and some homeless people often stay at the stoplights. I often gave money to them, feeling
1 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I
2 giving and had a strong sense of
3 .
Things started to
4 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to
5 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the
6 ,"Will work for food." I
7 .My daughter commented, "Mommy, you
8 to give to those people in
9 ."I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other
10 things. "She didn't respond. But when I said that, I didn't feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to
11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep
12 me said, "Just help him."
13 I rolled down my window, and he ran over with delight, saying "God bless you, I only need 77 cents." I
14 into my ashtray（烟灰缸） and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起） it up and gave it to him. He
15 with joy and tears in his
16 "Wow, you just made it
17 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is
18 in 20 minutes!" It was a moment I'll never forget. I think that man won't forget it either,
19 I was the one who got the best
20 in life——GIVING.
| 小题1: | | A．pleased | B．sorry | C．nervous | D．proud |
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| 小题2: | | A．stopped | B．refused | C．considered | D．continued |
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| 小题3: | | A．satisfaction | B． joy | C．loss | D．surprise |
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| 小题4: | | A． reform | B．decline | C．end | D．change |
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| 小题5: | | A．pull | B．drive | C．persuade | D．concern |
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| 小题6: | | A．gesture | B．symbol | C．sign | D．sentence |
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| 小题7: | | A．passed by | B．gave in | C．stood up | D．held on |
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| 小题8: | | A．expected | B．attempted | C．promised | D．used |
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| 小题9: | | A．shock | B．happiness | C．comfort | D．need |
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| 小题10: | | A．dim | B．bad | C．exciting | D．anxious |
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| 小题11: | | A．pick | B．look | C．ring | D．bring |
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| 小题12: | | A．besides | B．inside | C．behind | D．above |
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| 小题13: | | A．So | B．Otherwise | C．However | D．Moreover |
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| 小题14: | | A．climbed | B．jumped | C．saw | D．reach |
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| 小题15: | | A．turned around | B．broke down | C．burst out | D．spoke up |
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| 小题16: | | A．eyes | B．face | C．nose | D．mouth |
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| 小题17: | | A．necessary | B．possible | C．important | D．nice |
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| 小题18: | | A．taking | B．operating | C．leaving | D．driving |
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| 小题20: | | A．award | B．message | C．gift | D．lesson |
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