3 . 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 |