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i live in albuquerque， new mexico， and some homeless people in the downtown area of our city who often ask for help. i 36 give a lot of money to the homeless， feeling sorry 37 their misfortune（不幸）. but as time 38 ， i fell victim（受害者） to many of the circumstances of a homeless person. i 39 a single mom with no home， a huge 40 ， and hardly any income. as a result， i 41 giving to the people on the side of the road and BECame very42 .
43 time things started to change for me. i became responsible enough to have a home， a backyard for my daughter， and plenty of food， and i started to44 myself out of debt. one day we saw a homeless person with the 45 ， "will work for food." i passed by. my daughter commented， "mommy， you used to always give 46 to those people in need." i replied， "honey， they just use that money for alcohol 47 other bad things." she didn’t respond. but when i said 48 ， i 49 felt a little uneasy.
three days later， i was driving to 50 my daughter from school. a man was standing on the corner， and something deep inside me said， "just help the guy." so i 51 my window， and he ran over with delight. he said， "god bless you， i only need 77 cents." i reached into my ashtray and strangely enough， there sat three quarters and two pennies.
i gathered it up and gave it to him. he burst out with 52 and tears in his eyes， "wow， you just 53 it possible for me to see my mom for christmas! thank you so much. the bus that had this great sale（大减价） is leaving in 20 minutes!" it was a 54 i’ll never forget. i was the one who got the best gift in life ----55 . it also reminds me that nothing is a coincidence（巧合）， and everything has meaning.
36. a. could b. might c. had to d. used to
37. a. of b. for c. by d. on
38．a. passed along b. passed down c. went by d. went over
39．a. turn b. grew c. got d. became
40．a. debt b. responsibility c. load d. burden
41．a. kept b. prevented c. stopped d. continued
42．a．bitter b. easier c. better d. trouble
43．a. on b. over c. by d. during
44．a. bring b. put c. push d. pull
45．a. mark b. sign c. symbol d. signal
46．a. food b. clothes c. help d. money
47．a. and b. or c. but d. apart from
48．a. this b. it c. one d. that
49．a. quickly b. suddenly c. absolutely d. hurriedly
50．a．pick up b. bring up c. call up d. drive up
51．a. took down b. rolled down c. turned down d. knocked down
52．a．joy b. eagerness c. surprise d. wonder
53．a. keep b. let c. have d. made
54．a. times b. moment c. period d. while
55．a. giving b. taking c. receiving d. helping
参考答案及解析：
36.d.下文有原词复现信息“mommy， you used to always give to those people in need.”
37．b. feel sorry for 意为“为…感到难过/遗憾”。
38．c.由as time…可知为“随着时间的流逝”，用went by。
39．d.由题意可知作者变为单亲母亲，但turn 后不用 a 。
40．a.由下文复现信息“i started to pull myself out of debt.”可知。
41．c.由于自己变为穷人，无家可归，就停止给钱给那些可怜的人。
42．a.由“i fell victim（受害者） to many of the circumstances of a homeless person.”，可知作者生活很苦。
43.b.over 表“在...期间, 在...时间内”。
44.d.pull out of 意为“从…拔出；从…摆脱困境 ”
45.b.mark指"为某一目的有意作的标记", 也指"无意留下或自然形成的痕迹"；sign系常用词, 指"具有一定含义的任何有形或无形的符号或标志, 它的表示可以是实物、表情、动作、文字、语言及任何痕迹或征兆";symbol 意为“象征符号”，signal 意为“信号”。
46.d.上下文都有原词复现信息。
47.b.根据逻辑可知为or。
48.d.that指代作者在上文所说的话。
49.b.作者对女儿说完话，突感不安。
50.a.从文中可知作者去学校接女儿。pick up 意为“接人”。
51.b.常识，把车玻璃摇下来。
52.a.有钱能去看妈妈，应很高兴。
53.d.句型 make it adj. for sb. to do sth.
54.b. moment意为“时刻”。
55.a.这是文章的主题：给予是人生中最好的礼物。
