A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but
and emptiness in his heart．He
to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar
him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he
his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar
．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river
．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s
．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he
returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was
．The satisfaction and happiness of him
his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly
the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed
become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when
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| 小题1: | | A．eagernes | B．poverty | C．sorrow | D．success |
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| 小题2: | | A．struggled | B．wondered | C．managed | D．intended |
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| 小题3: | | A．approached | B．interrupted | C．persuaded | D．shouted |
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| 小题4: | | A．picked up | B．took out | C．reached for | D．handed in |
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| 小题5: | | A．recalled | B．refused | C．repeated | D．retold |
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| 小题6: | | A．away | B．forward | C．aside | D．below |
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| 小题7: | | A．attitude | B．order | C．attention | D．politeness |
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| 小题8: | | A．delightedly | B．hurriedly | C．hopelessly | D．generously |
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| 小题9: | | A．shocked | B．terrified | C．worried | D．encouraged |
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| 小题10: | | A．sending | B．giving | C．supplying | D．contributing |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．hated | C．enjoyed | D．struck |
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| 小题12: | | A．by nature | B．by design | C．in turn | D．in circles |
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| 小题13: | | A．bought | B．appreciated | C．sacrificed | D．shared |
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