One man walked into a bank, pulling several heavy bags full of coins behind him.Everyone 1 him. Still. He kept walking and finally came up to the counter with a smile on his face.The teller(出納員)looked 2 asking how many there were. He had no idea yet.

　　The man, Otha Anders.was 73 years old. He collected coins from the street as a hobby. The moment Otha picked up that first coin.he never dreamed he might 3 for the next 45 years. If he got one, he 4 it. With time going by,the amount of coins he gathered was amazing. He believed he had 100,000 or more, but he didn't know 5

　　At first,the teller 6 to count them for him.Otha was a bit disappointed and said he had to keep them forever. The 7 in his eyes must have made the woman change her mind. So she decided to call the manager. When the manager walked out to see what was going on, he decided to 8 .It took all the employees about five hours to count them. Throughout his45 years of collecting,Otha had saved $5,136.14!

　　What was he going to do 9 the money now? He didn't want to be selfish.He chose to give it away to the church.His hobby turned into a reminder(起提醒作用的東西)of how much picking those little things matter. Just by Up coins from the street,a person can get more than works in $5.000！People say that the world works in interesting ways.For Otha Anders,, that saying is very 10 .Just look at the results from his small penny collection.

　　1.A. stared at B. pointed at C. called at D. smiled at

　　2.A. bored B. relaxed C. shocked D. pleased

　　3.A. improve B. continue C. accept D. consider

　　4.A. spent B. wasted C. shared D. kept

　　5. A. exactly B.immediately C. gradually D. probably

　　6. A. promised B. stopped C.required D. refused

　　7.A. politeness B. sadness C. kindness D.fairness

　　8. A. complain B. explain C. help D. advise

　　9 .A. in B. on C. with D. from

　　10.A.impossible B. natural C. difficult D. true
 

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