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   36   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   37   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   38  . So he didn’t eat the banana.   39  , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and   40__   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   41   your kindness.”
After the old man left, he   42   glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n）  43   from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone   44   old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple   45  , he carried the coin to the agency after   46   it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who   47   the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a   __48   ! It is very   49   and several centuries old. It is worth a（n）  50   !” Jumping with joy on receiving the   51   amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to   52   his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed   53   and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be   54  . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of   55   and love.”

A．collect B．spread C．spotted D．donated

A．while B．when C．before D．until

A．worried B．nervous C．pity D．guilty

A．Still B．Thus C．Besides D．Instead

A．scolded B．admired C．respected D．thanked

A．in search for B．in terms of C．in return for D．in favor of

A．carelessly B．purposely C．Immediately D．normally

A．suggestion B．advertisement C．appeal D．requirement

A．possessing B．seeing C．ordering D．deserving

A．distrust B．curiosity C．wonder D．hobby

A．replying B．repeating C．contacting D．begging

A．charged B．consisted C．attended D．managed

A．shame B．prize C．surprise D．pleasure

A．private B．fresh C．rare D．casual

A．value B．fortune C．wealth D．effort

A．unexpected B．unlucky C．unlimited D．unnoticed

A．hide B．share C．cover D．spare

A．wisdom B．chance C．hope D．luck

A．changed B．damaged C．lost D．rewarded

A．courage B．promise C．memory D．kindness