THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He
36 all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food
37 an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt
38 . So he didn’t eat the banana.
39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and
40__ him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift
41 your kindness.”
After the old man left, he
42 glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n）
43 from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone
44 old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple
45 , he carried the coin to the agency after
46 it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who
47 the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a
__48 ! It is very
49 and several centuries old. It is worth a（n）
50 !” Jumping with joy on receiving the
51 amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to
52 his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed
53 and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be
54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of
55 and love.”
| 小题1: | | A．collect | B．spread | C．spotted | D．donated |
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| 小题2: | | A．while | B．when | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题3: | | A．worried | B．nervous | C．pity | D．guilty |
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| 小题4: | | A．Still | B．Thus | C．Besides | D．Instead |
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| 小题5: | | A．scolded | B．admired | C．respected | D．thanked |
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| 小题6: | | A．in search for | B．in terms of | C．in return for | D．in favor of |
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| 小题7: | | A．carelessly | B．purposely | C．Immediately | D．normally |
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| 小题8: | | A．suggestion | B．advertisement | C．appeal | D．requirement |
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| 小题9: | | A．possessing | B．seeing | C．ordering | D．deserving |
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| 小题10: | | A．distrust | B．curiosity | C．wonder | D．hobby |
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| 小题11: | | A．replying | B．repeating | C．contacting | D．begging |
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| 小题12: | | A．charged | B．consisted | C．attended | D．managed |
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| 小题13: | | A．shame | B．prize | C．surprise | D．pleasure |
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| 小题14: | | A．private | B．fresh | C．rare | D．casual |
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| 小题15: | | A．value | B．fortune | C．wealth | D．effort |
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| 小题16: | | A．unexpected | B．unlucky | C．unlimited | D．unnoticed |
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| 小题17: | | A．hide | B．share | C．cover | D．spare |
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| 小题18: | | A．wisdom | B．chance | C．hope | D．luck |
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| 小题19: | | A．changed | B．damaged | C．lost | D．rewarded |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．promise | C．memory | D．kindness |
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