1 . One day I was doing a big clean-up when I
____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside. I took one look and immediately
____ an unforgettable time.
In 1991, I spent five months in Niger, with sandstorms and great heat. Its
____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint. Street beggars would continually reach out their hands, shouting “Gift! Gift!”
One day, I
____ for neighboring Burking to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina, we began to
____ In darkness, a motorbike with two men approached slowly. Without any
____ , one of them grabbed my pack as the motorbike swept close by. Within seconds, the two were out of sight,
____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport, money, traveler’s cheques, a camera, an airline ticket and other things
____ to me. I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed, I
____ guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all
____ with suspicion. All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then, walking through Burkina’s streets, I met with an old woman. “Gift! Gift!” she cried. I’d had enough. I was
____ of the country: its poverty(贫困), its thieves, the heat, and the dust. I told her angrily, “A thief stole all my money and now I can’t
____ out of your country. I cannot give you anything.”
The woman beggar listened attentively and
____ my words. Then she reached
____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,” she announced. Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my hand. I looked at it in
____ It was a very small amount of money, but for this woman, the coin
____ a meal. At that moment, I felt a shame. In spite of her
____ , she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the
____ beauty of the people of Burkina, and appreciated deeply the quiet
____ of the poor. With the old woman’s gift, I hope never to part with the coin she gave me. With one small coin, she
____ my concept completely.
1. | A．cared about | B．came across | C．looked for | D．focused upon |
2. | A．presented | B．gave | C．recalled | D．reminded |
3. | A．traffic | B．dust | C．noise | D．climate |
4. | A．headed | B．struggled | C．stood | D．came |
5. | A．move | B．unload | C．hide | D．pass |
6. | A．warning | B．planning | C．thinking | D．arranging |
7. | A．hung | B．put | C．swallowed | D．cleared |
8. | A．obvious | B．expensive | C．familiar | D．precious |
9. | A．elegantly | B．cautiously | C．dependently | D．frequently |
10. | A．locals | B．thieves | C．beggars | D．men |
11. | A．proud | B．conscious | C．sick | D．aware |
12. 13. | A．attended to | B．looked up | C．thought about | D．wrote down |
14. 15. | A．order | B．vain | C．serve | D．shock |
16. | A．meant | B．made | C．deserved | D．suggested |
17. | A．dirtiness | B．poverty | C．kindness | D．safety |
18. | A．updated | B．unfolded | C．broken | D．unexpected |
19. | A．moment | B．action | C．dignity（尊严） | D．life |
20. | A．changed | B．damaged | C．found | D．accepted |
