完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge    36   and hardly any income.    37  , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to    38  . I became    39   enough to have a home, and    40   a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the    41  , “Will work for food.” I    42  . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in    43  . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for    44   or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was    45   to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside    46   me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I    47   into my ashtray and    48    enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this    49  , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He    50   with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it    51   for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is    52   right away!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best __53__ in life – giving. It also    54   me that nothing is a coincidence,    55   everything has meaning.

A．debt B．responsibility C．shadow D．pressure

A．In fact B．In other words C．As a result D．All in all

A．develop B．worsen C．vary D．change

A．fortunate B．wealthy C．generous D．successful

A．even B．still C．yet D．only

A．decoration B．expression C．sign D．announcement

A．got by B．pulled out C．passed away D．passed by

A．emergency B．danger C．need D．panic

A．food B．alcohol C．medicine D．entertainment

A．driving B．jogging C．wandering D．cycling

A．directed B．challenged C．permitted D．drove

A．reached B．turned C．broke D．searched

A．amusingly B．strangely C．awkwardly D．naturally

A．incident B．condition C．coincidence D．circumstance

A．poured out B．turned out C．broke out D．burst out

A．necessary B．difficult C．possible D．suitable

A．queuing B．leaving C．settling D．operating

A．gift B．time C．favor D．honor

A．impresses B．informs C．persuades D．reminds

A．or B．and C．so D．however