I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune(不幸). But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge
1 and hardly any income.
2 , I stopped giving and became very bitter(痛苦).
Several years later, things started to
3 . I became
4 enough to have a home, and
5 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the
6 , “ Will work for food. ” I
7. My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in
8 . I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for
9 or other bad things. ” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was
10 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside
11 me to help him. So I stopped my car , and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “ God bless you, I only need 77 cents. ” I
12 into my ashtray and
13 enough, there was three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this
14 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He
15 with joy and tears in his eyes, “ You just made it
16 for me to see my mom for Christmas ! The bus offering this great sale is
17 right away ! ” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best
18 in life giving. It also
19 me that nothing is a coincidence(巧合),
20 everything has meaning.
小题1: |
A.debt |
B.duty |
C.income |
D.pressure |
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小题2: |
A.In fact |
B.In a word |
C.As a result |
D.All in all |
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小题3: |
A.develop |
B.worsen |
C.show |
D.change |
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小题4: |
A.unfortunate |
B.rich |
C.generous |
D.unsuccessful |
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小题5: |
A.even |
B.still |
C.yet |
D.only |
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小题6: |
A.word |
B.expression |
C.sign |
D.letter |
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小题7: |
A.got to |
B.walked to |
C.passed in |
D.passed by |
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小题8: |
A.emergency |
B.danger |
C.need |
D.panic |
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小题9: |
A.food |
B.alcohol(酒) |
C.medicine |
D.music |
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小题10: |
A.driving |
B.jogging(慢跑 |
C.wandering |
D.cycling |
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小题11: |
A.prevented |
B.challenged |
C.permitted |
D.drove |
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小题12: |
A.reached |
B.turned |
C.broke |
D.searched |
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小题13: |
A.jokingly |
B.strangely |
C.happily |
D.naturally |
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小题14: |
A.accident |
B.condition |
C.state |
D.coincidence |
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小题15: |
A.put out |
B.turned out |
C.broke out |
D.burst out(大声喊) |
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小题16: |
A.necessary |
B.difficult |
C.possible |
D.suitable |
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小题17: |
A.lining |
B.leaving |
C.getting |
D.operating |
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小题18: |
A.gift |
B.time |
C.favor |
D.honor |
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小题19: |
A.thinks |
B.informs |
C.persuades |
D.reminds |
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小题20: |
A.or |
B.and |
C.so |
D.however |
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