Let's show our love when we can, and when people need us. That is something I le

Let's show our love when we can, and when people need us. That is something I learnt from a(an) 36 in Bhopal.

I saw a little boy daily. 37　 the Hanuman temple, always in a white T-shirt and black pants, with a small Hanuman pendant (挂饰) around his neck. He sat with a basket of fresh floral garlands (花环). Be it at six in the morning 38 nine at night, he would try his very best to 39 his wares.

I was a 40 temple-goer and each time the boy would beg me 41　 to buy a garland. But somehow I never did. Even when I came out, he would 42 me to my car, begging me to buy one at least. Other boys sold flowers too, but none as persistently as he.

　 I went back to the 43　 recently after a gap of some months. The boy was there, seated exactly as before. ! tried to 44　 his look, assuming that he would follow me. But he did not 45 . I went into the temple and came back. But the boy made no 46　 to sell his garlands. I thought he was angry or just 47 his own self-respect. I suddenly missed the communication I always had with this 48　 boy and went to him. He looked at me but did not speak.

This was 49 . I gathered courage and asked, "My boy, why are you not asking me to buy your garlands?" He said, "Why should I ask? You are rich but you can't 　50　 five rupees on my garlands. Anyway now I am not so desperate. My sister was 51　 cancer and I had to work for her medicines. My father had left us. My mother makes the garlands and I sell them. We used the 52　 for my sister's medicines. She passed away two months ago. You can now take one for 53 ."I bought them all. But I felt so 54 . I still regret that I did not respond then when he tried so 55.

36. A. business B. event C. matter　 D. incident

37. A. in　 B. on　 C. near D. beyond

38. A. yet B. or　 C. so　 D. but

39. A. sell B. make C. count　 D. clean

40. A. famous　 B. rich 　C. frequent D. generous

41. A. earnestly B. nervously C. surprisingly　 D. effectively

42. A. see B. follow C. assist　 D. hold

43. A. street　 B. shop C. hospital D. temple

44. A. change　 B. escape C. avoid　 D. replace

45. A. look　 B. move C. answer D. walk

46. A. use B. pain C. effort D. sense

47. A. imaging B. wasting　 C. performing　 D. showing

48. A. clever　 B. unknown C. unhappy D. lovely

49. A. ordinary B. common C. impossible　 D. strange

50. A. spend　 B. pay C. contribute D. rely

51. A. looking through'　 B. suffering from C. handing over D. showing up

52. A. garland B. service　 C. money　 D. experience

53. A. free B. charge　 C. use D. decoration

54. A. proud　 B. special　 C. useless D. small

55. A. badly　 B. patiently C. hard 　 D. well

试题答案

36---40 DCBAC  41--45 ABDCB    46--50 CDBDA    51---55 BCADC