【LastJanuaryIwasgivenachancetoworkinanothercountry．Atfirst，Iliveda（41）___life，butsoonImetagroupofnewfriendsandtheywerereallynice．Thensomething（42）___happened．Oneofourfriendssufferedfromkidneysto】

　　Last January I was given a chance to work in another country．At first，I lived a （41）___life，but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice．

　　Then something （42）___ happened．One of our friends suffered from kidney stones （肾结石），which had to be （43）___ surgically as soon as possible．But it was not as （44）___ as that!Our friend could not（45）___ the operation，which put him into deep （46）___．I didn't know how to help him because I didn't have any money either．（47）___，I never lost hope．Instead I tried to think of other （48）___ and told him not to worry because everything would be all right．

　　Before I left the hospital，I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery，saying I would pay the expenses the next day （49）___ I had that kind of money．Well，I must have been（50）___ because the surgeon agreed to do it!But how was I going to get that much money？

　　All I knew was that I needed to help my friend!Although it could be （51）___to deal with this kind of situation，I decided to make some efforts．I tried to borrow money but failed．I tried （52）___ my things but no one wanted them．Then I had the idea of talking to my （53）___．I asked him if I could have my next two months'salary in advance-without even thinking on how I would （54）___ for two months with no money．He was surprised and asked me the reason．I told him that I had a friend who was really in need．（55）___ I convinced him too and then he gave my two months'salary without any （56）___!

　　Upon getting the money，I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills．My friend didn't know how to thank me．I just said，"Come on!Give me a （57）___!"

　　Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the （58）___ time in your life!I've done a good thing by being a （an）（59）___ friend and I think it is well worth the（60）___．

　　41．A．privateB．lonelyC．colorfulD．normal