Before India gained independence (独立), a few young men from the villages wanted to free India from the foreign rule; they wanted the British to quit India. They needed material wealth to
the British out of India, so they started collecting
in the Indian villages.
One day, they got encouraged to collect
things as well. They went from door to door carrying a huge bag, which gradually was
with money and gifts. As they went, a one-legged beggar kept
them. The young men did not mind.
At the
of the day, they entered a house to see
they had collected. The beggar also wanted to enter, but since he was not a member of the group, they did not
him in. The beggar said to them: “I walked such a
distance right behind you. You want freedom; I also want freedom. India is not only your motherland. It is also my motherland.”
, the young men got mad and told the beggar to go away. Then one of the men felt
for him, so they decided to
him the things they had collected.
the beggar was looking at the gifts in their bag, most of them were showing no
for him. Then suddenly the beggar opened up the bag that he had been carrying. It
a few coins and some rice. He threw all the contents into their bag at once.
At the
of this, immediately all the members of the revolutionary group started dropping
of gratitude (感激), because he had
all that he had to their cause. On that day, they had gone to visit so many rich families, who had given them next to
; but this beggar had given them everything that he had! They were deeply
by the beggar’s contribution.
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A.drive |
B.grow |
C.help |
D.pick |
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A.food |
B.money |
C.papers |
D.seeds |
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A.military |
B.material |
C.mysterious |
D.cultural |
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A.tired |
B.satisfied |
C.filled |
D.covered |
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A.following |
B.cheating |
C.calling |
D.beating |
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A.beginning |
B.end |
C.front |
D.middle |
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A.how |
B.what |
C.where |
D.when |
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A.stop |
B.drop |
C.allow |
D.promise |
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A.short |
B.near |
C.long |
D.little |
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A.At last |
B.At first |
C.At a time |
D.In that case |
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A.necessary |
B.patient |
C.thankful |
D.sorry |
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A.trouble |
B.serve |
C.show |
D.excite |
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A.Since |
B.While |
C.If |
D.Although |
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A.interest |
B.courage |
C.respect |
D.disappointment |
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A.included |
B.consisted |
C.held |
D.contained |
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A.thought |
B.sight |
C.sound |
D.moment |
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A.laughter |
B.difference |
C.truth |
D.tears |
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A.taken |
B.given |
C.wasted |
D.lost |
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A.something |
B.nothing |
C.everything |
D.anything |
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A.moved |
B.removed |
C.excited |
D.surprised |
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