THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He
36 all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food
37 an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt
38 . So he didn’t eat the banana.
39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and
40__ him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift
41 your kindness.”
After the old man left, he
42 glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a(n)
43 from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone
44 old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple
45 , he carried the coin to the agency after
46 it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who
47 the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a
__48 ! It is very
49 and several centuries old. It is worth a(n)
50 !” Jumping with joy on receiving the
51 amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to
52 his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed
53 and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be
54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of
55 and love.”
小題1: | A.collect | B.spread | C.spotted | D.donated |
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小題2: | A.while | B.when | C.before | D.until |
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小題3: | A.worried | B.nervous | C.pity | D.guilty |
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小題4: | A.Still | B.Thus | C.Besides | D.Instead |
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小題5: | A.scolded | B.a(chǎn)dmired | C.respected | D.thanked |
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小題6: | A.in search for | B.in terms of | C.in return for | D.in favor of |
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小題7: | A.carelessly | B.purposely | C.Immediately | D.normally |
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小題8: | A.suggestion | B.a(chǎn)dvertisement | C.a(chǎn)ppeal | D.requirement |
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小題9: | A.possessing | B.seeing | C.ordering | D.deserving |
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小題10: | A.distrust | B.curiosity | C.wonder | D.hobby |
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小題11: | A.replying | B.repeating | C.contacting | D.begging |
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小題12: | A.charged | B.consisted | C.a(chǎn)ttended | D.managed |
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小題13: | A.shame | B.prize | C.surprise | D.pleasure |
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小題14: | A.private | B.fresh | C.rare | D.casual |
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小題15: | A.value | B.fortune | C.wealth | D.effort |
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小題16: | A.unexpected | B.unlucky | C.unlimited | D.unnoticed |
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小題17: | A.hide | B.share | C.cover | D.spare |
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小題18: | A.wisdom | B.chance | C.hope | D.luck |
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小題19: | A.changed | B.damaged | C.lost | D.rewarded |
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小題20: | A.courage | B.promise | C.memory | D.kindness |
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