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完形填空    A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC. I saw many of our nation's treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street —1 ones, like beggars（乞丐）and homeless folks.    Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice saying: “Can you help me?” When I2, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand 3. In a natural reaction, I 4 into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was 5 at being bothered by a beggar.    But the blind woman smiled and said: “I don't want your money. I just need help finding the6.”    In an instant, I realized what I had done. I had acted with prejudice（偏见）— I'd 7 another person8for what I believed she had to be.    I hated what I saw in myself. This incident brought back my basic belief. It 9 me that I believed in being modest even though I'd lost that 10 for a moment.    The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am a (n)11. I left Honduras and arrived in the U. S. at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong mother. Through the 12, I have been a dish washer, roofer, mechanic, cashier and pizza delivery driver 13 many other humble hobs, and14 I became a network engineer.    In my own life, I have15 many acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at the age of 17 — when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well on school, he would 16 like me. I have also seen the same treatment of family and friends, so I know what it's like, and I should have known 17.    But now, living my American middle class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lost sight of where I want to go. That blind woman cured me of my18. She reminded me of my belief in being humble, and to always keep my eyes and heart open.    19, I helped that woman to the post office. And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the20 lesson she gave me. （1） A . unfortunate B . charmless C . greedy D . good-for-nothing （2） A . turned over B . turned back C . turned about D . turned away （3） A . extended B . expanded C . spread D . lengthened （4） A . searched B . reached C . stuck D . went （5） A . amazed B . astonished C . amused D . annoyed （6） A . shopping center B . police station C . post office D . bus station （7） A . judged B . estimated C . treated D . believed （8） A . practically B . probably C . recommended D . simply （9） A . indicted B . reminded C . recommended D . warned （10） A . cause B . idea C . dream D . belief （11） A . American B . immigrant C . beggar D . engineer （12） A . years B . months C . moments D . days （13） A . above B . below C . among D . beyond （14） A . deliberately B . urgently C . immediately D . eventually （15） A . witnessed B . experienced C . learned D . heard （16） A . keep up B . stay up C . turn up D . end up （17） A . better B . worse C . more D . less （18） A . ignorance B . poverty C . blindness D . fear （19） A . In short B . By the way C . On a whole D . In an instant （20） A . valueless B . worthless C . priceless D . useless 答案：（1）A；（2）C；（3）A；（4）B；（5）D；（6）C；（7）A；（8）D；（9）B；（10）D；（11）B；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）B；（16）D；（17）A；（18）C；（19）B；（20）C；

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