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Here came Thanksgiving Day，on which we offered some help to the poor free of charge．That is，we went out of our home and made a positive（31）
．It has become a custom that my two little children and I（32）
three years ago．
It was at noon，and they were a little hungry．My girls shouted"McDonald's，McDonald's"as we（33）
along a busy Houston road．Suddenly I（34）
that in almost every crossing I passed through stood a beggar．And then it hit me!All these beggars must be（35）
，too．Perfect!After we ate in a McDonald's，I ordered a（n）（36）
15 lunches and we set out to deliver them．We would pull alongside a（37）
，make a contribution，and tell him or her that we hoped things got better．Then we'd say，"Oh，（38）
…here's lunch．"
We handed our final contribution to a small girl and then immediately（39）
back in the opposite direction for home．（40）
，the light caught us again and we were stopped at the same crossing where this small girl stood．I was（41）
and didn't know quite how to behave．
She made her way to our car，"No one has ever done（42）
like this for me before，"she said with（43）
．Feeling uneasy，and wanting to move the conversation along，I asked，"So，（44）
do you think you'll eat your lunch？"
She just looked at me with her huge，tired brown eyes and said，"Sir，I'm not going to eat this lunch．"I was（45）
，but before I could say anything，she continued，"You see，I have a younger sister at home and she just loves McDonald's，but I don't have the（46）
．But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids（47）
the tears in my eyes．So many times I had questioned whether our acts of kindness were too（48）
to really make a difference（49）
．at that moment，I recognized the（50）
of Mother Teresa's words："We cannot do great things-only small things with great love．"
| 31．A．decision | B．choice | C．contribution | D．plan |
| 32．A．intended | B．imagined | C．began | D．saw |
| 33．A．walked | B．ran | C．wandered | D．drove |
| 34．A．reminded | B．realized | C．understood | D．thought |
| 35．A．eager | B．hungry | C．cautious | D．delighted |
| 36．A．additional | B．expensive | C．cheap | D．unusual |
| 37．A．girl | B．boy | C．beggar | D．stranger |
| 38．A．in fact | B．to tell the truth | C．generally speaking | D．by the way |
| 39．A．held | B．waved | C．turned | D．looked |
| 40．A．Unfortunately | B．Luckily | C．Unexpectedly | D．Hopefully |
| 41．A．at ease | B．at a loss | C．in danger | D．in a hurry |
| 42．A．something | B．everything | C．anything | D．nothing |
| 43．A．gratefulness | B．fear | C．sorrow | D．amusement |
| 44．A．what | B．how | C．why | D．when |
| 45．A．shocked | B．confused | C．pleased | D．worried |
| 46．A．time | B．freedom | C．money | D．explanation |
| 47．A．believed | B．felt | C．noticed | D．recognized |
| 48．A．important | B．small | C．big | D．simple |
| 49．A．Though | B．Also | C．Still | D．Yet |
| 50．A．promise | B．comment | C．truth | D．spirit |