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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