It was a cold winter's day that Sunday. The parking lot __(1)___ the church was filling up __(2)___. I noticed as I got out of my car fellow church members were whispering among themselves __(3)___ they walked in the church.

　　As I got closer I saw a man __(4)___ up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down __(5)___ he was asleep. He had on a long __(6)___ coat that was almost in rags and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you couldn't see his __(7)___. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too __(8)___ for his feet, with __(9)___ all over them. His toes stuck out.

　　I __(10)___ this man was homeless, and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church.

　　 We all talked for a few minutes, and __(11)___ brought up the man laying outside, People snickered（窃笑）and gossiped（说闲话）but no one __(12)___ to ask him to come in, __(13)___ me.

　　A few moments later church began. We all waited for the preacher（牧师）to take his __(14)___ and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened.

　　In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down.

　　People gasped and whispered and __(15)___.

　　He __(16)___ his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit（讲坛）where he __(17)___ his hat and coat. My heart sank.

　　There __(18)___ our preacher--he was the“homeless man”.

　　No one say a word.

　　The preacher took his Bible（圣经）and laid it on his stand.

　　 “Folks, I don't think I __(19)___ tell you what I am preaching about today. If you __(20)___ people, you have no time to love them.”

(1)A．in			B．of			C．to	D．on
(2)A．quickly						B．curiously
C．fully						D．steadily
(3)A．before						B．after
C．as						D．until
(4)A．stood						B．turned
C．leaned						D．stayed
(5)A．because						B．even though
C．as if						D．so that
(6)A．suitable						B．old
C．clean						D．expensive
(7)A．face			B．head			C．eyes	D．smile
(8)A．small			B．ugly			C．cheap	B．important
(9)A．nothing			B．dirt			C．holes	D．snow
(10)A．assumed					B．believed
C．discovered					D．found
(11)A．everyone					B．someone
C．no one					D．anyone
(12)A．bothered					B．decided
C．refused					D．expected
(13)A．except					B．besides
C．including					D．but
(14)A．place		B．Bible			C．seat			D．time
(15)A．burst into tears					B．made faces
C．took action					D．went away
(16)A．made		B．went			C．felt			D．lost
(17)A．put on					B．took off
C．put away					D．changed into
(18)A．stood	B．came			C．lay				D．existed
(19)A．should	B．have to			C．may				D．can
(20)A．scold	B．hate			C．observe				D．judge

For six years I’ve walked past the same man, a shoe-shiner, on a particular street corner. Today we __41__ for the first time.

He stood up and beckoned（示意）me to his chair. I gratefully __42__. I asked him how much and how __43__ it would take. He replied, “Seven dollars and five minutes.” It was the exact amount of cash I had, and I had just enough __44 __ before I had to be at work.

He __45 __ to tell me he wasn’t a __46__ man. He believed, however, there is a higher power to help good people. We talked a lot __47 __ he felt he could talk freely with me. We talked about how it takes humility（谦恭）to give and to __48 __. It had been a(n) __49 __ morning, and I found a small potato with great wisdom.

He shared with me a brief summary of his __50 __---how he walked about the streets __51 __ to make a living. He had several troubles with people threatening（威胁）him and __52 __ they all walked away without any serious result. Those and other __53__ in his life made him understand the truth of humility. It doesn’t stand for weakness or means __54__. It can be a(n) __55__ to your enemies. Let them learn to respect.

Then I sat there listening silently. While he was talking, he was also __56 __ my shoes. True to his words, at the end of five minutes, he __57 __. They looked really good.

Yes, I had shoes in need of a shine, but it was my spirits that really needed __58 __. After exchanging hugs, I shook his hand, __59 __ him, and told him he was my angel. I walked away __ 60__ as if I just experienced a modern-day foot washing（洗足礼）.

41. A. met             B. recognized  C. cooperated D. spoke

42. A. picked up     B. looked down      C. sat down           D. walked away

43. A. long             B. many         C. far                    D. often

44. A. energy         B. reason        C. time           D. distance

45. A. wanted B. continued          C. refused             D. happened

46. A. careful         B. rich                   C. hardworking      D. religious

47. A. because       B. or                     C. but                   D. until

48. A. receive  B. leave          C. do                    D. talk

49. A. boring          B. exciting             C. wonderful         D. painful

50. A. work           B. life                    C. childhood          D. joy

51. A. trying          B. pretending         C. seeming            D. coming

52. A. luckily         B. generally            C. quickly              D. finally

53. A. friends         B. opportunities      C. incidents           D. coincidences

54. A. giving up      B. giving out          C. giving off          D. giving in

55. A. goal             B. attack         C. idea           D. attraction

56. A. shining               B. making              C. repairing            D. watching

57. A. forgot          B. succeeded  C. finished             D. failed

58. A. education     B. help                  C. encouragement  D. experience

59. A. convinced    B. admired             C. protected           D. thanked

60. A. recognizing  B. feeling        C. acting        D. sounding