While eating lunch with my 4-year-old daughter this afternoon at a fast food restaurant, I noticed an old man walking to the table with a stick. The manager kindly carried the food for him. During the meal I    36    the man tell a woman it was his    37   . So I    38    what I heard to my daughter. She loves it when people have birthdays. I told her it was OK for her to wish him a happy birthday. He    39    was spending this special day alone.

At first she was    40    and decided against it. As I was    41    our plates into the dustbin she turned to him and quietly    42    him a Happy  Birthday. I  could  tell  he  was    43    by the way he looked at her. I    44    behind her and gave him my own wishes. He was grateful.

   45    we walked away he called my daughter back and    46    her a brand-new gold $1 coin. She thanked him. But that wasn't enough for him. He    47    his pocket and at that I kindly told him that wasn't    48   . He ignored me and    49    out an envelope with about a dozen of a different kind of gold coins. He continued to give her another one  and  tell  her  how    50    it was and that  one  day  it  would  be  worth    51   .  He  then    52    me in the eye and wished me a good day.

What a kind man. I'm sure my  daughter    53    his  day. On  such  a  special  day,    54    can I take away his glory and    55    his offering of thanks?

Happy Birthday!

1. A. listened          B. noticed           C. learned         D. overheard  

2. A. birthday          B. gift              C. food            D. stick        

3.A. whispered          B. screamed          C. shouted         D. signed    

4.A. eventually         B. luckily           C. naturally       D. obviously    

5. A. curious           B. angry             C. shy             D. proud    

6. A. filling           B. dropping          C. cleaning        D. emptying  

7. A. made              B. got               C. celebrated      D. wished  

8. A. encouraged        B. touched           C. bothered        D. respected  

9. A. went on           B. went up           C. looked around   D. set out   

10. A. So               B. If                C. As              D. Though  

11.A. bought            B. awarded           C. showed          D. handed

12. A. picked up        B. dug into          C. put up          D. took out  

13.A. bad               B. available         C. necessary       D. impossible   

14. A. put              B. sent              C. pulled          D. gave     

15.A. beautiful         B. common            C. necessary       D. special    

16. A. something        B. anything          C. everything      D. nothing   

17.A. caught            B. looked            C. glared          D. touched   

18. A. troubled         B. made              C. witnessed       D. remembered  

19.A. when              B. why               C. what            D. how    

20. A. put away B. turn down    C. turn out D. hold up