I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the   36  often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to   37  those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my   38  life experience had led me to one   39  that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me. 
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even   40  looking up at his nameless face. I briefly   41  him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to  42  him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly.
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God   43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I   44  and landed heavily on my right knee. The   45  was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I   46  took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t   47 . I saw the   48  in his eyes.
I  49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep   50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden   51  crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said.
I was highly embarrassed as I remembered my   52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have   53  what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly,   54  it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a   55  to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.

【小题1】
A.doctorsB.beggarsC.citizensD.sellers
【小题2】
A.pityB.observeC.forgiveD.ignore
【小题3】
A.limitedB.painfulC.meaningfulD.rich
【小题4】
A.factB.ruleC.assumptionD.suggestion
【小题5】
A.mindB.botherC.avoidD.bear
【小题6】
A.imaginedB.followedC.noticedD.heard
【小题7】
A.judgeB.stopC.teaseD.blame
【小题8】
A.signedB.succeededC.respondedD.approached
【小题9】
A.skippedB.dashedC.slippedD.hesitated
【小题10】
A.regretB.scareC.coldD.pain
【小题11】
A.stillB.everC.yetD.also
【小题12】
A.honestB.reliableC.drunkD.shabby
【小题13】
A.greedB.surpriseC.sorrowD.sympathy
【小题14】
A.failedB.struggledC.hurriedD.chose
【小题15】
A.reliefB.satisfactionC.understandingD.concern
【小题16】
A.confusionB.realizationC.excitementD.sadness
【小题17】
A.lieB.injuryC.promiseD.experience
【小题18】
A.knownB.predictedC.caredD.accepted
【小题19】
A.treasuringB.protectingC.makingD.showing
【小题20】
A.lessonB.nameC.chanceD.fortune


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Mike Ingrarn had been a guard the Ohio State football team in the late 1950s.I believe he may have been captain in his senior year.He is a tough - looking guy,a hero in Columbus,a brave fighter in a red—and—gray uniform.  
One holiday season Jack and I had been at the F&R Lazarus department store downtown, and we saw,carrying a tall pile of boxes,someone who clearly was working in the Lazarus stockroom(仓库).It was, Mike Ingram,post—Ohio state football player.
We stared—how could we help it? And Mike Ingram stopped in his track,looked right back at us,and said,with bite in his tone:“Yeah,it's me.”Meaning:Go ahead and stare if you must.
Couldn’t really blame him.There was nothing wrong with what he was doing——be was earning some money in the stockroom.But he was out in the world now, he wasn't where he had been when everything was bathed in sunlight;he was in Ohio Stadium,hearing the supporting shouts from 78,000 people who loved him and his teammates.He had moved past that trust of life’s roles,as everyone does.It was his misfortune to have,been famous very early;there must have been dozens and dozens of men in their twenties working in the Lazarus stockroom that holiday season,but Mike Ingram was the one sure to attract cnrious passers,because he was no longer who he was supposed to be.
68.When the writer met him in Lazarus,Mike was a           .
A.salesman             B.manager             C.1aborer           D.customer
69.By saying“how could we help it?”the writer means that          
A.he and his friend just can’t force themselves not to look at Mike
B.he wonders whether he and his friend can help Mike
C.he and his friend can’t stop looking at each other
D.he and his friend can do nothing to stop Mike carrying the boxes
70.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Mike used to be very popular when he played in the Ohio State football team.
B.Many other people would stare at Mike like the writer when they run into him.
C.Working as an ordinary worker,according to the writer,is Mike’s misfortune.
D.Some people accept what life gives them.
71.We can infer from the passage that when Mike was stared at,he looked           .
A.nice                   B.worried                     C.shy                 D.unhappy

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