I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there're small ways of helping them and you needn't have a lot of 1 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. 2 doing this one day, I got to 3 a young homeless man. He was often_4 the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his 5_was close to mine. It_6 that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year_7 after his birthday, and after congratulating him, without 8 ， I asked if he had had a good day. He 9 and said that he hadn't really celebrated. I felt so 10_.
I just couldn't bear the thought of this nice, young man being 11 on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线) basket. 12 for me, I had enough yarn 13 . I set to work and knitted a 14 for the young man. The yarn had bee a little dirty 15_I didn't knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be 16 when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had 17 to meet him so I had 18 the scarf and a piece of my own birthday 19 around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The_20 in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
【小题1】．A．workB．energyC．moneyD．experience【小题2】．A．InB．OnC．BesidesD．By【小题3】A．realizeB．ignoreC．knowD．recognize【小题4】A．sellingB．readingC．coveringD．buying【小题5】A．birthdayB．houseC．heightD．hobby【小题6】A．saidB．foundC．guessedD．meant【小题7】A．longB．shortlyC．everD．even【小题8】A．stoppingB．helpingC．praisingD．thinking【小题9】A．looked upB．turned upC．looked downD．got down【小题10】A．foolishB．excitedC．cleverD．worried【小题11】A．calmB．happyC．aloneD．hungry【小题12】A．SuddenlyB．LuckilyC．BadlyD．However【小题13】A．usedB．doneC．leftD．produced【小题14】A．scarfB．capC．sockD．glove【小题15】A．whenB．becauseC．soD．and【小题16】A．differentB．dryC．wetD．clean【小题17】A．likedB．hopedC．promisedD．agreed【小题18】A．madeB．thrownC．receivedD．carried【小题19】A．cakeB．presentC．songD．party【小题20】A．lightB．painC．sightD．TearC
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【小题1】名词辨析A. work工作,劳动B．energy活力, 干劲,C．Money金钱D．experience经验, 体验
由上文可知，作者和一群无家可归的人住在一起，帮助他们不需要很多钱
【小题2】介词辨析A. In在…里面;B.On在…上C．Besides除…之外(还有)D．By在…近旁，通过...的方式 由句意可知：通过这样做的方式
【小题3】动词辨析A. realize了解; 认识到B．ignore不理, 忽视C．know知道, 懂得D．recognize认出, 识别出 由上文可知，作者通过给这些无家可归的人购买杂志，结识了一位年轻人
【小题4】动词辨析A. selling卖; 售; 销B．reading读; 看懂, 理解C．covering覆盖, 遮盖D．buying购买, 购得 由语境和常识可知，他经常在火车上卖报纸
【小题5】 名词辨析A. birthday生日B．house住宅, 房子C．height高度, 身高D．hobby业余爱好 由下文可知，作者的生日和这位年轻人的生日挨得很近
【小题6】 动词辨析A. said说; 讲B．found找到, 发现C．guessed猜D．meant本意是, 原意为; 意味由上文可知，此处应为：也就意味着两人出生在同一个月
【小题7】形容词辨析A. long长的；长时间的, 长期的B．shortly不久; 很快C．ever 在某时; 有时D．even甚至, 即使 考察固定短语：shortly after...在...不久之后
【小题8】 动词辨析A. stopping停止; 中断 B．helping帮助C．praising称赞, 赞赏 D．thinking想, 思索 认为 由上句可知，固定短语：without thinking 不假思索作者不假思索地问了他生日是否过得愉悦
【小题9】动词短语辨析A. looked up向上看; B．turned up开大; 翻起C．looked down俯视,跌价D.got down下车 由上下文串联可知，年轻人埋下头说道其实自己并未庆祝过自己的生日
【小题10】 形容词辨析A. foolish愚蠢的, 笨的，没有礼貌B．excited兴奋的, 激动的C．clever聪明的, 机灵的D．worried焦虑的,烦恼的 由上下文串联可知，作者为自己问了这样的一个问题而感到自己当时是多么的没有礼貌，因为年轻人很羞愧的低下头并未过自己的生日。
【小题11】动词辨析.A. calm镇定的, 沉着的; 宁静的,B．happy愉快的, 高兴的C．alone单独的; D．hungry饥饿的 由原文可以看出：作者无法内心无法容忍人这样好的一位青年会在自己25岁生日的时候这样孤单，甚至没有人帮他庆祝，没有人送他蛋糕，什么都没有！
【小题12】副词辨析A. Suddenly意外地;忽然;冷不防B．Luckily幸运地C．Badly坏, 差, 拙劣地 D．However无论如何 由上下文串联可知，作者此时感到很幸运，还有多余的纱线
【小题13】 形容词辨析A. used用过的, 旧的,B．done已完成C．Left剩下, 离开D．produced生产, 产生, 出产 由语境可知，作者还剩得有足够的纱线
【小题14】 名词辨析A. scarf围巾; 披肩; 领巾B．cap帽子C．sock短袜D．glove手套
由上下文串联可知，作者准备为青年织一条围巾
【小题15】 连词辨析A. when在…时, 当时；如果, 要是B．because因为C．so因此, 所以 D．and和 那么, 由上下文串联可知，因为由于作者不是经常织东西，纱线变得有点脏了。
【小题16】 形容词辨析A. different不同的, 差异的B．dry干的,干燥的C．wet湿的, 潮湿的D．clean清洁的, 干净的; 纯净的 由语境可知，作者把纱线拿去洗了，希望送给青年的时候是干干净净的。
【小题17】 动词辨析A. liked喜欢, 喜爱B．hoped希望, 期望 C．promised允诺; 答应D．agreed同意, 赞同 固定用法：had hoped to ..一直希望干...由上下串联可知，作者一直希望把这条围巾送给青年
【小题18】 动词辨析A. made做; 制造B．thrown投; 掷;C．received收到, 接到D．carried提, 挑, 背 运送, 搬运 由上下文串联可知，作者一直把织好的围巾和自己准备的礼物带在身上。
【小题19】 名词辨析A. cake蛋糕B．present礼物C．song歌曲D．party聚会 由下文gift可知，此处为present礼物
【小题20】 名词辨析A. light光, 光线,B．pain痛苦C．sight视野, 视界D．tear眼泪, 泪水
由语境可知，由于作者在他最孤单的时候送给了他亲自做的礼物，青年感动得热泪盈眶。