Jane’s husband died last year, leaving her three small boys. This created problems she had never faced before: severe __41__. She didn’t work and therefore she had no income. Christmas was coming, but she did not have money to buy her children any __42__. One morning she heard on the radio that the __43__ near her home would be free of charge on Christmas Eve. “That will be the best gifts for my boys,” Jane thought. It was __44__. She dressed her boys in their coats and __45__ to the park. On their way, a horse-drawn carriage pulled up and the driver asked her if she wanted a ride. She politely __46__ stating that she didn’t have any money.
The experience inside the park was __47__ for her boys. They played __48__ and after having played two hours the children were getting __49__, saying they were so glad but they tired out. She dressed them up and went outside. To her __50__, the horse-drawn carriage was waiting outside. The driver got down from his seat when he saw her and said, “Please __51__.” Jane said, “I don’t have any money for a __52__. I told you just now.” the driver told her there was no charge. “I know it is not easy for you to take three children home on so __53__ a snowy night,” he said.
Throughout the ride Jane told the __54__ her situation and that her Christmas wish was to get a job enabling her to __55__ her boys. The driver pulled up in front of her house and __56__ a $20 bill to Mary. He told Jane to buy Christmas gifts for the children and he hoped Mary had a good __57__. “Never give up; there is always hope.” He __58__ Jane. Jane was so __59__ that her eyes were full of tears.
We should always try to pass along __60__ to others, and even a complete stranger, whenever we can. We believe in never giving up, there is always hope.
41. A. loss B. poverty C. hunger D. illness
42. A. books B. toys C. gifts D. sweets
43. A. zoo B. hospital C. shop D. park
44. A. rainy B. snowy C. windy D. foggy
45. A. headed B. left C. approached D. drove
46. A. accepted B. requested C. answered D. refused
47. A. exciting B. awful C. sad D. strange
48. A.uninterestedly B. happily C. unwillingly D. greatly
49. A. worried B. excited C. tired D. scared
50. A. surprise B. regret C. delight D. satisfaction
51. A. get off B. get out C. come back D. get on
52. A. flight B. ride C. record D. ticket
53. A. cold B. hot C. beautiful D. wonderful
54. A. doorkeeper B. driver C. salesman D. manager
55. A. teach B. satisfy C. treat D. raise
56. A. lent B. made C. handed D. borrow
57. A. house B. family C. job D. carriage
58.A. encouraged B. reminded C. persuaded D. informed
59. A. sorry B. frightened C. upset D. moved
60. A. lies B. kindness C. situations D. expression