My dad always collected coins. He would walk to his long-time bankers and ___21___ they put at least some new coins for him___22___coins were issued. He gave them to every ____23____ member. It gradually became a special family ___24___to get coins from Dad. When my dad died, I felt such a sense of ____25____. My father and I had been so close. I was lost without his ___26___and support. I wondered if I would ____27____ feel my dad around me again, watching over me. It was right after Hurricane Katrina. At the end of a motivational meeting, I felt so ____28____ as I looked at these devoted volunteers. To my surprise, when I glanced at the____29____, I saw a coin from the state where my dad was____30____and raised. Later, I went to the bank to ___31___a check. The bank manager, who had known me, called me into her office, showing me the coins for all the states my dad had___32___. Ever since that time, I have always ___33___coins at the most extraordinary times, when I needed support the most. ____34____, nowadays when I need emotional support during a tough time, a coin will always ___35___ in a strange place. Now every time a coin appears in our house, one of my___36___says, “Oh, it’s Grandpa! ” We all feel a sense of ___37___every time a single coin turns up in a(n) ___38___ place. We have all accepted it as a____39____of love, guidance and support from Dad — and every new coin we find makes us___40___. 21. A. point out B. talk about C. look at D. make sure 22. A. because B. when C. since D. until 23. A. club B. bank C. family D. team 24. A. principle B. tradition C. discovery D. memory 25. A. relief B. duty C. guilt D. emptiness 26. A. promise B. belief C. guidance D. expectation 27. A. ever B. just C. already D. even 28. A. nervous B. anxious C. disappointed D. grateful 29. A. ceiling B. floor C. playground D. wall 30. A. played B. saved C. born D. chosen 31. A. write B. post C. cash D. print 32. A. shared B. ordered C. received D. collected 33. A. found B. counted C. dropped D. collected 34. A. Unluckily B. Gradually C. Amazingly D. Obviously 35. A. break out B. end up C. fade away D. show up 36. A. students B. colleagues C. kids D. friends 37. A. comfort B. achievement C. pride D. loss 38. A. unexpected B. fixed C. similar D. distant 39. A. support B. message C. result D. record 40. A. laugh B. smile C. suffer D. think
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