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。

6. A. seeing B. feeling