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  Lyse Doucet lives a happy life in Chicago. But re?cently there is some difficulty for her and her family. She and her husband have each other's parents and a young daughter and for that they are 24        But she and her husband are both currently25       . And their car is in great need of26       . And then there is the matter of their second child,who is 27        soon. So things are a little tense for the Doucet family these days.

  When Lyse and her daughter were walking through a store 28        lot recently,Lyse picked up an envelop from the ground that29       $4,000 in cash. There were a 30       of different explanations that could be considered. Was this a kind of good31      

  Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Lyse didn't know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 32        to some?one else. Oh,and one other thing she knew: her young daughter was33       . "My kid was standing right there 34        I found it," Lyse told WLS in Chicago. "So basi?cally I wanted to teach my daughter how to be35       . And for me that was enough."

  Never mind the bills that were36      ,or the car that needed to be fixed,or the baby that would come soon. When she 37        the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 38        it.

The police were able to return the money to the per?son who 39        it:an old woman. And one can imagine the joy and 40        she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her." She came to my house and she was almost in tears,41       me," Lyse said. "She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 42        in it. But what was in it wasn't 43        What mattered was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty."

24. A. restricted   B. upset  C. grateful   D. sensitive

25. A. appreciated   B. unemployed   C. disappointed   D. removed

26. A. cash   B. protection   C. sale   D. repair

27. A. sick   B. due   C. desperate   D. dull

28. A. gathering   B. begging   C. cleaning   D. parking

29. A. contained   B. involved   C. charged   D. paid

30. A. handful   B. deal   C. number   D. flood

31. A. expense   B. luck   C. hope   D. prize

32. A. belonged   B. reacted  C. pointed   D. responded

33. A. urging   B. affecting   C. laughing   D. watching

34. A. before   B. when   C. because   D. though

35. A. ripe   B. loyal   C. honest   D. humorous

36. A. passing by   B. giving away   C. showing off   D. piling up

37. A. turned   B. watched   C. got   D. collected

38. A. checked   B. made  C. kept   D. promoted

39. A. sent   B. lost C. disliked   D. generated

40. A. relief   B. anxiety   C. tension   D. respect

41. A. comforting   B. congratulating   C. thanking   D. offending

42. A. option   B. present   C. envelope   D. amount

43. A. important   B. serious  C. sufficient   D. efficient

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