Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereunemployed,homelessandyoufoundalargesumofmoney?PaulineNichter,46,andherhusband,Tom,44,hadboth(21)___theirjobsandwerelivinginandoutofmotels(汽车旅馆)withtheir11-year-olds
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereunemployed,homelessandyoufoundalargesumofmoney?PaulineNichter,46,andherhusband,Tom,44,hadboth(21)___theirjobsandwerelivinginandoutofmotels(汽车旅馆)withtheir11-year-oldson,Jason.Theywereindangeroflosingtheircarfor(22)___tomakepaymentsonit.
Onedaylastsummer,Paulinefoundawallet(23)___acreditcard,anairlinetickettoNewZealandand$2,394in(24)___atashoppingcenterintheLosAngelessuburbofBuenaPark."ForasecondI(25)___abouttakingthemoney,"shesaidlater."(26)___onlyforasecond.Itwasn'tourmoneyandwedon'twanttosetabad(27)___toourson."Shedeliveredthewalletandthecontentstothenearest 28 C,wheretheownerreclaimedthem.Policeadmittedthattheywere(29)___whentheNichterswalkedintothepolicestationwiththe(30)___andthemoney.
Wordofthe(31)___quicklygotaround,andagratefulcommunity(32)___inkind.TheNichtersreceivedmorethantenjoboffersanda(n)(33)___rent-freeforsixmonths.Anunknowndonor(捐助人)broughtthecar(34)___uptodate.Othersgavecash.Oneelderlycouplewalkedintothepolicestation(35)___Paulinehadturnedinthewalletandaskedhowmuchhadbeenin(36)___.Whentheywere(37)___theamount,themansaid,"Thenthat'swhatthey (38)___,"andwroteoutacheckfor2,400.
AtanewsconferencePaulinesaidin(39)___,"NeverinamillionyearswouldIhavethoughtthiswouldhappentous.Whatwehave (40)___isfarmorethanwhatwasinthewallet."
21.A.droppedB.receivedC.foundD.lost22.A.fearB.failureC.unwillingnessD.hesitation23.A.containingB.promisingC.foldingD.covering24.A.totalB.billC.cashD.rent25.A.lookedB.consultedC.movedD.thought26.A.AndB.ButC.OrD.So27.A.sampleB.exampleC.goalD.limit28.A.postofficeB.railwaystation