7.Alan and Linda always dreamed of living"the good life".Both from poor working-class families,they married young and set out to fulfil their mutual goal of becoming wealthy.They both worked very hard for years.(25)Having earned(earn) enough money,they finally could move from their two-bedroom home to a seven-bedroom home in a rich neighbourhood.They focused their energies on trying to have (26)what/somethingthey considered important for a good life:membership in the local country club,luxury cars,designer clothing,and high-class society friends.(27)Howevermuch they earned,it never seemed to be enough.They were unable to remove the financial insecurity that (28)wasacquired(acquire) in childhood.Then the stock market crashed in 1987,and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money.Alan also suffered from heart attack,(29)whichcost the family much.One thing led to (30)another,and they found themselves in a financial disaster.Their house needed to be sold,and eventually they lost the country club membership and the cars.It was several years (31)beforeAlan and Linda managed to land on their feet,and though they now live a life far from wealthy,they have learned a valuable lesson from their lives and felt quite blessed.Only now,as they think of what (32)remains(remain)-a solid,loving marriage,a dependable income,and good friends-do they realize that true abundance comes not from gathering fortunes,but rather from appreciating.
3.There was once a small boy who would never get dressed when his parents told him to,(16)nor/neither would he wear what they wanted him to.He preferred unusual clothes,but above all,he liked taking his time.His parents were always in a rush,and wanted him to be much (17)quicker (quick),but the boy didn't like this,(18)and he would slow down even more.
One day,his parents got so angry when he refused to dress,that they told him to go out without any clothes at all.(19)Amusingly (amuse),the boy followed his parents out of the door.He held a belief (20)that nobody could do anything to him.
As the boy stood outside his house with nothing on,waiting for his parents'car,along came the local pig farmer.The farmer,(21)who was almost deaf,had very poor eyesight.Not only that,but also he(22)had forgotten/forgot (forget) his glasses that day.When he saw the boy's pink skin,he thought it was one of his pigs.Shouting and pushing,the farmer forced (23)him into a pig cage.
The boy begged him to stop but the deaf farmer couldn't hear.
When found by his parents,the terrified boy never again wanted to be mistaken(24)for anything other than a human being.Now he's the first (25)to get (get) dressed,and always looks neat.
2.I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money,because Icould never be sure what that money would be used for.Instead,I decided,I would buy them a sand-wich,a cold drink on a hot day,a cup of coffee,whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks.So I dropped another few coinsin and went into the Starbucks.I decided I would buy this man lunch.I bought a sandwich and soda.
    Just as I was leaving the store,two policemen were approaching the man.Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts.Just as they were ahout to wake him,I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the mansomething before he went.I was not sure why I asked the permission hut the policeman said sure and Ijust left the bag in the man's cart,got in my car and drove off.
    As I was driving off I remember thinking,"I hope people saw that".Then I had to seriously askmyself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks.Was it because I wanted people to think,"She's such a nice person!"?Why did I hope others had seen me do it?continued to wonder this all evening.
    The next moning it came to me.I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness.Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.

56.The underlined word"Starbucks"in the second paragraph is the name of aA 
A.shop.B.hookstore          C.hank           D.man
57.When the author saw the homeless man,he wasD
A.begging outside    B.buying goods      C.staying awake   D.falling asleep
58.What's the purpose of the passage?B
A.To show the author is great..ks5u
B.To encourage people to help others.
C.To introduce an experience that changed the author.
D.To call on people not to give money to a homeless man.
59.The author can be best described asC
A.bad-tempered    B.hard-working       C.kind-hearted     D.self-confident.
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