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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 __21__ 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 __22__ 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 __23__. So he didn't eat the banana. __24__， he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and __25__ 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 __26__ your kindness.” After the old man left, he __27__ glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a(n) __28__ from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone __29__ old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple __30__， he carried the coin to the agency after __31__ it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who __32__ the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a __33__！ It is very __34__ and several centuries old. It is worth a(n) __35__！” Jumping with joy on receiving the __36__ amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to __37__ his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed __38__ and enthusiasm about the future. Kindness will be __39__. It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote，“The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of __40__ and love.” 21．A. collected                        B. spread C. spotted                              D. donated 22．A. while                            B. when C. before                               D. until 23．A. worried                          B. nervous C. pity                                 D. guilty 24．A. Still                            B. Thus C. Besides                              D. Instead 25．A. scolded                          B. admired C. respected                            D. thanked 26．A. in search of                     B. in terms of C. in return for                        D. in favor of  27.A. carelessly                       B. purposely C. immediately                          D. normally 28．A. suggestion                       B. advertisement C. appeal                               D. requirement 29．A. possessing                       B. seeing C. ordering                             D. deserving 30．A. distrust                         B. curiosity C. wonder                               D. hobby 31．A. replying                         B. repeating C. contacting                           D. begging 32．A. charged                          B. consisted C. attended                             D. managed 33．A. shame                            B. prize C. surprise                             D. pleasure 34．A. private                          B. fresh C. rare                                 D. casual 35．A. value                            B. fortune C. wealth                               D. effort 36．A. unexpected                       B. unlucky C. unlimited                            D. unnoticed 37．A. hide                             B. share C. cover                                D. spare 38．A. wisdom                           B. chance C. hope                                 D. luck 39．A. changed                          B. damaged C. lost                                 D. rewarded 40．A. courage                          B. promise C. memory                               D. kindness 答案：ABCDD  CABAB  CDCCB  ABCDD

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