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There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 yearsa ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a   21 . The owner,  22  he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs availabe, so he kept   23  the man’s office.
This situation continued   24  for a few months, until the owner   25  to give the homeless man a job which   26  sweeping outside the shop. Every single day form 5 a.m, the homeless man was there doing the very   27  he could for the   28 , making it the community’s favourite, even though it did earn him pennies.  29 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working   30  a cashier(收银员). He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t   31  any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an   32  job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to   33  the finances for the whole shop.
To my   34 , this was the arrangements up until 2 years ago, when the owner   35 . In his will, he only had one   36 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as   37 , with his own business that is still   38  and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your   39  situation, it very well may turn out to   40  some day in the future.

There is a small shop about 200 meters from where I live that sells groceries, meat and other basic necessities. About 10 years ago, there was a beggar who would go into the shop every day and ask the owner for a 1. The owner,2 he would love to help, simply didn’t have any jobs available, so he kept3 the man’s request.
This situation continued 4 for a few months, until the owner 5  to give the homeless man a job which 6sweeping outside the shop. Every single day from 5 am, the homeless man was there doing the very 7 he could for the 8, even though it did earn him some pennies. 9 , the owner saw how good a job the man was doing and gave him a job working 10a cashier. He was watched closely to make sure that he didn’t 11 any of the money received from the sales. He was still homeless, after all. The homeless man did a/an 12job as a cashier for over 2 years, and did such a good job that he was promoted to 13 the finances for the whole shop.
To my 14, this was the arrangement up until 2 years ago, when the owner  15 . In his will, he only had one 16 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, “homeless” man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as17, with his own business that is still18 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 19 situation, it very well may turn out to 20some day in the future.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      coin
   2. B.
      home
   3. C.
      job
   4. D.
      meal
2. 2.
   1. A.
      although
   2. B.
      unless
   3. C.
      because
   4. D.
      if
3. 3.
   1. A.
      expecting
   2. B.
      considering
   3. C.
      accepting
   4. D.
      refusing
4. 4.
   1. A.
      again
   2. B.
      often
   3. C.
      weekly
   4. D.
      daily
5. 5.
   1. A.
      allowed
   2. B.
      agreed
   3. C.
      planned
   4. D.
      failed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      meant
   2. B.
      involved
   3. C.
      included
   4. D.
      trained
7. 7.
   1. A.
      best
   2. B.
      least
   3. C.
      better
   4. D.
      less
8. 8.
   1. A.
      family
   2. B.
      owner
   3. C.
      interest
   4. D.
      moment
9. 9.
   1. A.
      Suddenly
   2. B.
      Accurately
   3. C.
      Quietly
   4. D.
      Eventually
10. 10.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       as
    4. D.
       like
11. 11.
    1. A.
       lose
    2. B.
       pocket
    3. C.
       spend
    4. D.
       save
12. 12.
    1. A.
       honest
    2. B.
       loyal
    3. C.
       fantastic
    4. D.
       kind
13. 13.
    1. A.
       guard
    2. B.
       raise
    3. C.
       provide
    4. D.
       manage
14. 14.
    1. A.
       knowledge
    2. B.
       mind
    3. C.
       scare
    4. D.
       joy
15. 15.
    1. A.
       got tired
    2. B.
       became old
    3. C.
       passed away
    4. D.
       gave up
16. 16.
    1. A.
       thought
    2. B.
       purpose
    3. C.
       request
    4. D.
       suggestion
17. 17.
    1. A.
       ever
    2. B.
       necessary
    3. C.
       expected
    4. D.
       required
18. 18.
    1. A.
       big
    2. B.
       new
    3. C.
       shabby
    4. D.
       popular
19. 19.
    1. A.
       ideal
    2. B.
       current
    3. C.
       own
    4. D.
       financial
20. 20.
    1. A.
       become
    2. B.
       be
    3. C.
       happen
    4. D.
       do

The man sitting in our living-room ________ a student of my father's

1. A.
   is used to be
2. B.
   used to be
3. C.
   used to
4. D.
   is used to

The man in prison insisted that he _______ nothing wrong and _______ set free.

The man insisted that he ___ innocent.

1. A.
   was
2. B.
   should be
3. C.
   be
4. D.
   were