Many of us arrived ahead of time and waited 　1　 the restaurant.

As we stood on the sidewalk, a homeless man 　2　 me and asked for 　3　. I had merely brought my bank card, so I told him that I didn't have any cash. He smiled 　4　 at me, and moved on.

While the homeless man was 　5　 near, a friend of mine called out "Happy Birthday, Marc! " Upon 　6　 this, the man turned and asked, "It's your birthday? " I 　7　. He walked back to me. I was completely 　8　 for what happened next: the man 　9　 his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill, and 　10　 it to me saying, "Take this. Happy Birthday! "

　11　 I was deeply moved by this act of generosity, 　12　 money from a homeless man was not within my comfort zone. The man looked 　13　 into my eyes and begged, "Please take this. 14　 is so good to me. I always have a place to sleep and enough food to eat. " I was still 　15　 to accept this gift, but I heard a voice within me practically yelling, "TAKE THE MONEY! " I hesitantly reached out, saying "Thank you. " Tears began to 　16　 down my face. He seized my hand, and gave me the dollar. Then he walked away with a smile.

Obviously, I 　17　 far more than $1 from that experience! This was one of my greatest life 　18　. No matter how poor we may be, we 　19　 have something of 　20　 to share with other people.

【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。几个朋友为作者庆祝生日, 一个无家可归的人向作者讨钱, 但作者身上没有带现金。但当这个无家可归的人得知这天是作者的生日时, 主动给作者一美元并祝作者生日快乐。通过这件事, 作者领悟到: 无论我们有多么贫穷, 我们总有一些有价值的东西与别人分享。

1. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 B. beyond

C. outside D. opposite

【解析】选C。介词辨析题。根据下文"As we stood on the sidewalk. . . "可知, 许多人在餐馆外面等待着。故答案选C。

2. A. interrupted B. approached

C. recognized D. greeted

【解析】选B。动词辨析题。由后面"asked for"可知这个无家可归者向"我"走近(approach)。interrupt打断; recognize 承认, 辨认出; greet 问候。均不符合语境。

3. A. food B. advice

C. direction D. money

【解析】选D。名词辨析题。根据下文". . . I told him that I didn't have any cash"一句可知, 这位无家可归者是向"我"要钱。

4. A. quietly B. bitterly

C. sadly D. wildly

【解析】选A。副词辨析题。由句意可知, 他安静地向我微笑, 然后走开了, 排除B、C、D三项。

5. A. rather B. still

C. too D. extremely

【解析】选B。副词辨析题。根据接下来的内容可知, 他听到我的朋友说"生日快乐", 说明他还没有走远, 仍然(still)离我很近。故答案选B。