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.
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:A
小题1: B
解析 care about担心，关心；come across偶遇，无意中发现；look for寻找；focus upon集中于。句意为：有一天我正在大扫除，就在这时，我无意中发现了一个打结的手帕……。
小题2: C
解析 recall回忆。
小题3: D
解析 根据上句中的“great heat”可知，此地气候炎热。
小题4: A
解析 head for...前往……。
小题5: B
解析 unload卸货，指的是坐出租到达目的地以后下车。
小题6: A
解析 without warning毫无预兆。
小题7:C
解析 swallow up吞进……，卷进……。句意为：几秒钟内，那两个人不见了，消失在夜色中。
小题8: D
解析 obvious明显的，显而易见的；expensive昂贵的；familiar熟悉的；precious宝贵的，珍贵的，贵重的。句意为：还有其它对我来说贵重的东西。
小题9: B
解析 elegantly优雅地；cautiously谨慎地，小心地；dependently依赖地；frequently频繁地。句意为：接下来的几周，我小心地看护着其它的贵重物品……
小题10: A
解析 local当地人；thief小偷；beggar乞丐；motorbike摩托车。因为自己的贵重物品被抢，所以作者怀疑地看待所有当地人。
小题11: C
解析 be sick of...厌恶……，厌倦……。
小题12: A
解析 get out of the country逃离这个国家。
小题13: C
解析 聚精会神地听着并且思考我的话。think about sth.思考……。
小题14: B
解析 reach into...伸手去拿……。
小题15: D
解析 in shock震惊地。 我震惊地看着它。
小题16: A
解析 这枚硬币意味着一顿饭。mean(meant是其过去式)意味着。
小题17: B
解析 尽管贫穷，她能够给我无价的东西。
小题18: D
解析 我看到了当地人出乎预料的美。unexpected未预料到的。
小题19: C
解析 the dignity of the poor穷人的尊严。
小题20: A
解析 她彻底的改变了我的观念。