I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling
31 for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge
32 , and hardly any income. As a result, I
33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very
34 .
Things started to change for me
35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to
36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the
37 , “Will work for food.” I
38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in
39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for
40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond.
41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to
42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep
43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I
44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I
45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there
46 three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He
47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it
48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the
49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll
50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.
| 小题1: | | A．angry | B．grateful | C．sorry | D．strange |
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| 小题2: | | A．problem | B．burden | C．disease | D．debt |
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| 小题3: | | A．continued | B．stopped | C．hated | D．appreciated |
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| 小题4: | | A．rich | B．bitter | C．relaxed | D．pleased |
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| 小题5: | | A．slowly | B．immediately | C．quickly | D．greatly |
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| 小题7: | | A．determination | B．sign | C．child | D．advertisement |
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| 小题8: | | A．ran away | B．turned back | C．passed by | D．sped up |
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| 小题9: | | A．danger | B．love | C．need | D．sadness |
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| 小题10: | | A．life | B．book | C．food | D．smoking |
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| 小题12: | | A．bring up | B．carry out | C．pick up | D．take out |
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| 小题13: | | A．on | B．inside | C．behind | D．over |
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| 小题14: | | A．rolled | B．pushed | C．blew | D．took |
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| 小题15: | | A．reached | B．went | C．knocked | D．shouted |
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| 小题16: | | A．hid | B．stood | C．sat | D．slept |
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| 小题17: | | A．burst out | B．turned up | C．set out | D．stood up |
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| 小题18: | | A．wonderful | B．meaningful | C．possible | D．interesting |
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| 小题19: | | A．plane | B．man | C．woman | D．bus |
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| 小题20: | | A．thank | B．remember | C．respect | D．hold |
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