I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and there are some homeless people in the downtown. I used to give a lot of money to the   1  feeling sorry for them. However, after becoming a single mom with no home, a huge   2  and hardly any income, I   3   giving.

       Through working hard, things started to change for the better. I   4   a home for me and my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to   5   myself out of debt. One day I saw a homeless person with a   6   "will work for food". I passed by. My daughter said, "Mommy, you used to give to those people in need. But now..." I replied, "Honey, they just use that money for drugs or other   7   things." But when I said that, I didn't feel   8 .

       Three days later, 1 was driving to   9   my daughter from school. A man was   10   on the comer looking worried, and suddenly something deep inside me said, "Just help the guy." So I 11   down my window, and he ran   12   with joy. He said, "Kind lady, I only need 77 cents for the bus ticket." I reached into my pocket and found that I didn't take my   13 .I, with a red face, spread out my hands to show that I was in no   14   to help him. But just when he   15  away, I called to him, "Wait a moment!" I found in my ashtray （烟灰缸） there sat three quarters and two pennies.   16   enough, it was the very 77 cents.

       Tears in eyes, he burst out with   17  , "Wow, you just made it possible for me to see my mom   18   Christmas! Thank you so much!"

       It is the moment that I'll never forget, because I am the one who gets the best gift in life— 19 . It also strikes me that nothing happens by accident, and giving has meaning,   20  it is only 77 cents.

1．A．poor                 B．old              C．homeless        D．sick

2．A．debt                B．chance            C．check             D．problem

3．A．continued         B．forgot             C．hated              D．stopped

4．A．earned              B．sold                 C．designed          D．built

5．A．push               B．pull                C．force            D．leave

6．A．mark             B．notice               C．sign             D．card

7．A．dangerous         B．bad               C．great              D．good

8．A．sad               B．happy            C．wrong            D．right

9．A．dress up          B．pick up             C．bring up          D．call up

10．A．lying              B．smiling           C．standing          D．crying

11．A．rolled            B．took               C．put                 D．brought

12．A．away            B．in                  C．over              D．out

13．A．phone           B．purse            C．food             D．chequebook

14．A．doubt            B．time             C．hurry             D．position

15．A．ran               B．flew             C．drove             D．turned

16．A．Naturally         B．Impossibly        C．Surprisingly        D．Luckily

17．A．joy             B．shock            C．disappointment    D．satisfaction

18．A．for             B．until             C．in              D．after

19．A．RECEIVING       B．SHARING         C．HELPING          D．GIVING

20．A．unless         B．although           C．because         D．whether

In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited. About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on when suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way. Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea(茫然) and looked embarrassed（尴尬的）. No one had told them about the British custom of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus.
　　Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and customs of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .
　　In that country, you shake your head to mean 'yes'— a nod means 'no'. At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled（再斟满） as soon as you drink up. If you think that you have had enough, you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to side or place your hand over the top.
　　In Europe it is quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble. Also, you should try to avoid touching the head of an adult ——it's just not done in Thailand.
【小题1】The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _________.

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless, feeling  31  for them. But as time passed, I became a mom with no home, a huge 32    , and hardly any income. As a result, I  33 giving money to the people on the side of the road and became very  34 .
Things started to change for me  35 . I had a home, a backyard for my daughter, and plenty of food, and I started to  36 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  37 , “Will work for food.” I  38 . My daughter commented. “Mommy, you used to always give money to those people in  39 .” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for  40 , or other bad things.” She didn’t respond.  41 when I said that, I didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was driving to  42 my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  43 me said, “Just help the guy.” So I  44 down my window, and he ran over excitedly. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  45 into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and strangely enough, there  46 three quarters and two pennies.
I picked them up and gave them to him. He  47 with joy and tears in his eyes. “Wow, you just made it  48 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much; the  49 that had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll  50 forever. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING.