I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling  36 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  37 giving and became very  38 .                                   
Things started to 39  for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to   40   myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  41  , “Will work for food.” I 42  . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43   to give to those people in  44  .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other 45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to 46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 47   me said, “Just help him.” 48   I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  49 into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
I scooped（抓起）it up and gave it to him. He  50  with joy and tears in his 51  , “Wow, you just made it  52   for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is  53   in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, 54   I was the one who got the best  55   in life -- GIVING.
36. A. pleased             B. sorry                C. nervous          D. notable 
37. A. stopped            B. refused           C. considered               D. continued  
38 A. bitter                B. disappointed     C. satisfied          D. happy
39. A. reform                      B. decline           C. end                D. change
40. A. pull                B. drive              C. persuade         D. concern 
41. A. gesture             B. symbol           C. sign                  D. sentence 
42. A. passed by           B. gave in          C. stood up            D. held on  
43. A. expected            B. attempted       C. promised            D. used
44. A. shock                 B. happiness        C. comfort                D. need 
45. A. dim              B. bad                   C. exciting         D. anxious 
46. A. pick                 B. look              C. ring               D. beat  
47. A. beside             B. inside          C. behind          D. above
48. A. So                B. Otherwise      C. However       D. Moreover 
49. A. climbed            B. jumped         C. saw              D. reached
50. A. turned around     B. broke down    C. burst out         D. spoke up
51. A. eyes              B. face           C. nose              D. mouth
52. A. necessary       B. possible             C. important      D. nice
53. A. taking             B. operating       C. leaving              D. driving
54. A. but            B. or                    C. and           D. nor       
55. A. award                 B. message            C. gift            D. lesson   

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