One day I was doing a big cleanup when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.
In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”
One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money  but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.

A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon

A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded

A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate

A．headed B．made C．stood D．came

A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass

A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．arranging

A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared

A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．precious

A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently

A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes

A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．aware

A．get B．run C．come D．rush

A．attended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down

A．for B．into C．out D．at

A．order B．vain C．case D．shock

A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested

A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety

A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected

A．moment B．action C．dignity D．life

A．changed B．damaged C．found D．accepted