I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling  36  for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  37  giving and became very  38 .                                   

Things started to 39  for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to   40   myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  41  , “Will work for food.” I  42  . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43   to give to those people in  44  .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other  45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to  46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  47   me said, “Just help him.”  48   I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  49  into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.

I scooped（抓起）it up and gave it to him. He  50  with joy and tears in his  51  , “Wow, you just made it  52   for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is  53   in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either,  54   I was the one who got the best  55   in life -- GIVING.

36. A. pleased              B. sorry                C. nervous           D. notable 

37. A. stopped             B. refused            C. considered               D. continued  

38 A. bitter                 B. disappointed     C. satisfied           D. happy

39. A. reform                      B. decline            C. end                 D. change

40. A. pull                 B. drive               C. persuade          D. concern 

41. A. gesture              B. symbol            C. sign                  D. sentence 

42. A. passed by           B. gave in           C. stood up            D. held on  

43. A. expected            B. attempted        C. promised             D. used

44. A. shock                 B. happiness         C. comfort                 D. need 

45. A. dim               B. bad                   C. exciting          D. anxious 

46. A. pick                  B. look               C. ring                D. beat  

47. A. beside              B. inside           C. behind           D. above

48. A. So                 B. Otherwise       C. However        D. Moreover 

49. A. climbed             B. jumped          C. saw               D. reached

50. A. turned around     B. broke down     C. burst out          D. spoke up

51. A. eyes               B. face            C. nose               D. mouth

52. A. necessary        B. possible             C. important       D. nice

53. A. taking              B. operating        C. leaving              D. driving

54. A. but             B. or                    C. and            D. nor       

55. A. award                 B. message            C. gift             D. lesson   

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling1for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I2giving and became very3 .
Things started to4for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to 5myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the6, “Will work for food.” I7. My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 8to give to those people in9.’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other10things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to11 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep12me said, “Just help him.”13I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I14into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped(抓起)it up and gave it to him. He 15with joy and tears in his16, “Wow, you just made it 17for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is 18 in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’11 never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either,19I was the one who got the best 20in life -- GIVING.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      pleased
   2. B.
      sorry
   3. C.
      nervous
   4. D.
      notable
2. 2.
   1. A.
      stopped
   2. B.
      refused
   3. C.
      considered
   4. D.
      continued
3. 3.
   1. A.
      bitter
   2. B.
      disappointed
   3. C.
      satisfied
   4. D.
      happy
4. 4.
   1. A.
      reform
   2. B.
      decline
   3. C.
      end
   4. D.
      change
5. 5.
   1. A.
      pull
   2. B.
      drive
   3. C.
      persuade
   4. D.
      concern
6. 6.
   1. A.
      gesture
   2. B.
      symbol
   3. C.
      sign
   4. D.
      sentence
7. 7.
   1. A.
      passed by
   2. B.
      gave in
   3. C.
      stood up
   4. D.
      held on
8. 8.
   1. A.
      expected
   2. B.
      attempted
   3. C.
      promised
   4. D.
      used
9. 9.
   1. A.
      shock
   2. B.
      happiness
   3. C.
      comfort
   4. D.
      need
10. 10.
    1. A.
       dim
    2. B.
       bad
    3. C.
       exciting
    4. D.
       anxious
11. 11.
    1. A.
       pick
    2. B.
       look
    3. C.
       ring
    4. D.
       beat
12. 12.
    1. A.
       beside
    2. B.
       inside
    3. C.
       behind
    4. D.
       above
13. 13.
    1. A.
       So
    2. B.
       Otherwise
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Moreover
14. 14.
    1. A.
       climbed
    2. B.
       jumped
    3. C.
       saw
    4. D.
       reached
15. 15.
    1. A.
       turned around
    2. B.
       broke down
    3. C.
       burst out
    4. D.
       spoke up
16. 16.
    1. A.
       eyes
    2. B.
       face
    3. C.
       nose
    4. D.
       mouth
17. 17.
    1. A.
       necessary
    2. B.
       possible
    3. C.
       important
    4. D.
       nice
18. 18.
    1. A.
       taking
    2. B.
       operating
    3. C.
       leaving
    4. D.
       driving
19. 19.
    1. A.
       but
    2. B.
       or
    3. C.
       and
    4. D.
       nor
20. 20.
    1. A.
       award
    2. B.
       message
    3. C.
       gift
    4. D.
       lesson