ThingshavebeenkindoftoughlatelyforShannonBakerandherlittlefamily.Theyhaveeachother’sparentsandyoungdaughterandforthattheyare 41 .Butsheandherhusbandareboth 42 currently.Andtheircarisingreatneedof 43 .Andthenthereisthematteroftheirsecondchildwhois 44 soon.SothingsarealittletensefortheBakerfamilythesedays.
WhenShannonandherdaughterwerewalkingthroughastore 45 lotrecentlyShannonpickedupanenvelopefromthegroundthat 46 $4000incash.Therewerea 47 ofdifferentinterpretations(解释)thatcouldbeconsidered.Wasthisakindofgood 48 ?Coulditbeanattemptbytheuniversetobalanceeverything?CoulditbesimplyagiftfromGod?Shannondidn’tknow.Theonlythingsheknewwasthatthecashinthatenvelope 49 tosomeoneelse.
Ohandoneotherthingsheknew:Heryoungdaughterwas 50.“Mykidwasstandingrightthere 51 Ifoundit”ShannontoldWLS-TVinChicago.“SobasicallyIwantedtoteachmydaughterhowtobe 52 .Andformethatwasenough.”
Nevermindthebillsthatwere 53 orthecarthatneededtobefixedorthebabythatwouldcomesoon.Andforgetthatwhenshe 54 themoneyovertothepoliceshewastoldthattherewasactuallynothingillegalifshe 55 it.
Thepolicewereabletoreturnthemoneytothepersonwho 56 it:anoldwoman.Andonecanimaginethe 57 andreliefshefeltwhenthepolicehandedthelostenvelopebacktoher.“Shecametomyhouseandshewasalmostintears 58 me”Shannonsaid.“Shegavemeahugandanenvelopewithasmall 59 init.Buttheamountlargeorsmalldidn’t 60 .Whatwasimportantwastheopportunitytoteachmydaughterhonesty.”
41.A.grateful B.upset C.sensitive D.controlled
42.A.removed B.appreciated C.disappointed D.unemployed
43.A.protection B.repair C.cash D.sale
44.A.sick B.serious C.dull D.due
45.A.gathering B.begging C.parking D.cleaning
46.A.included B.contained C.charged D.paid
47.A.number B.dea