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. 小题1: A．cared about B．came across C．looked for D．focused upon 小题2: A．presented B．gave C．recalled D．reminded 小题3: A．traffic B．dust C．noise D．climate 小题4: A．headed B．made C．stood D．came 小题5: A．move B．unload C．hide D．pass 小题6: A．warning B．planning C．thinking D．arranging 小题7: A．hung B．put C．swallowed D．cleared 小题8: A．obvious B．expensive C．familiar D．precious 小题9: A．elegantly B．cautiously C．dependently D．frequently 小题10: A．locals B．thieves C．beggars D．motorbikes 小题11: A．proud B．conscious C．sick D．aware 小题12: A．get B．run C．come D．rush 小题13: A．attended to B．looked up C．thought about D．wrote down 小题14: A．for B．into C．out D．at 小题15: A．order B．vain C．case D．shock 小题16: A．meant B．made C．served D．suggested 小题17: A．dirtiness B．poverty C．kindness D．safety 小题18: A．updated B．unfolded C．broken D．unexpected 小题19: A．moment B．action C．dignity D．life 小题20: A．changed B．damaged C．found D．accepted