Yesterday was my stepmother’s birthday. I haven’t been home for a long time, so I wanted to stop by the house to  36  her on this special day. I have been  37  

on a low income so I was afraid that I couldn’t afford the long  38 . Gas is so expensive nowadays!  39 , I filled my tank with gas and set off.  

I  40  at a shopping mall and found a present. It was the  41  gift and I knew she would love it.  42  when I got to the cashier, my card was 43  !

I didn’t have enough money to  44  the gift!

So I thought about the 45  for a few minutes. I could put it back and get something  46 , but I knew there was 47  else in the store she would have liked as much. So, I transferred some money from my saving account and was able to buy the gift. It took a  48  part of my savings but I wanted her to have something special.

It turned out that she loved the gift and I  49  that even though I had spent almost all my money, my stepmother  50  the best. I was glad I gave her the best I could.

Before I  51  my parents’ house, my dad took me to one side and, with our secret handshake, he gave me some money. I hadn’t  52  anything to him about my financial  53  , but I guessed my dad just knew. When I got to the car, I saw the  54  he gave me was three times what I had spent on the gas and the gift! It shows that doing the right thing always comes with great  55  .

1.	A．invite B．help C．see D．drive

 

2.	A．dreaming B．struggling C．escaping D．improving

 

3.	A．jump B．meeting C．holiday D．journey

 

4.	A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Anyway D．Besides

 

5.	A．stopped B．left C．shouted D．smoked

 

6.	A．perfect B．ordinary C．handmade D．free

 

7.	A．Though B．So C．Since D．But

 

8.	A．gone B．checked C．refused D．opened

 

9.	A．hang on B．hand out C．make up D．pay for

 

10.	A．ideal B．problem C．reason D．tour

 

11.	A．better B．greater C．cheaper D．smaller

 

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

 

13.	A．whole B．tiny C．half D．large

 

14.	A．felt B．advised C．decided D．predicted

 

15.	A．accepted B．deserved C．offered D．sent

 

16.	A．entered B．left C．called D．visited

 

17.	A．written B．promised C．presented D．mentioned

 

18.	A．memory B．condition C．means D．future

 

19.	A．benefit B．help C．amount D．knowledge

 

20.	A．rewards B．awards C．risks D．thanks