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