I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood.I will never forget the huge __19__ this wonderful lady made over my life with her __20__.This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.

　　语篇解读：心地善良的老太太看到年幼的作者因贫穷而失学时，尽力资助他，这让作者十分感动，并决心把这份爱传递下去。

　　1．A.save　　　　　　　　 　B．give

　　C．earn D．change

　　解析：选C　根据第一段的"As a young boy, my family was very poor."可知作者帮助别人干活的目的是赚钱。

　　2．A.turned B．knocked

　　C．worked D．looked

　　解析：选B　

　　3．A.how B．when

　　C．why D．if

　　解析：选D　作者敲开一位老太太的门问她是否需要打扫院子。

　　4．A.school B．time

　　C．trouble D．bed

　　解析：选A　根据下文的 "...and get back to school"可知老太太问作者为什么不去学校。

　　5．A.bag B．carpet

　　C．coat D．sofa

　　解析：选C　根据下文的"which no longer kept me warm"可知作者给老太太看他的破烂的外套。

　　6．A.allowed B．forced

　　C．helped D．stopped

　　解析：选A　根据下文的"When I finished, she looked at me and said"可知老太太允许作者在院子里劳动。

　　7．A.punished B．tested

　　C．praised D．paid

　　解析：选D　由下文"a jar filled with dollar bills"可知作者冒昧地敲开老太太的门来帮她干活，所以老太太要回报作者了。

　　8．A.set up B．took out

　　C．talked about D．put away

　　解析：选B　老太太拿出一个装满钱的罐子(来给作者付工资)。

9．A.boring B．new