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When I was a teenager, we were the only family in our New York town that didn’t own a car. And having no car was ___31___because all my friends’ parents did. We were poor. Suddenly a moment arrived ___32___my life forever. For weeks a new Buick Road Master had stood in the window of the biggest store on Main Street. Now, on the special night, I stayed in the shadows at the edge of the crowd waiting for the winning ___33___to be drawn.

It had never even entered my mind that we would ___34___. But the loudspeaker called my father's name! ___35___I wormed my way up to the platform, the mayor had presented dad with the ___36___, and he had driven off amid cheers. I ran home. Mother met me and told me that my father had asked Jim, his boss, if he wanted to buy a ticket. Jim said yes and my dad ___37___two tickets in his own name with his own money, ___38___ 348 for Jim and the winning number was 348 instead of ___39___one 349.

“Your father is struggling with a/an ___40___problem. But I think if you have character, you have the better part of wealth and I know your father will do what is right,” mother said ___41___. At last we heard dad’s step on the front porch，I held my ___42___. He went straight to the ___43___in the dining room and dialed. Jim’s phone rang for a long time...

___44___over the years, I know now we were never ___45___than we were at the moment when dad made the telephone call.

31. A. relaxing B. shaming C. worrying D. pleasing

32. A. saving B. improving C. risking D. changing

33. A. team B. guy C. ticket D. boss

34. A. jump B. fail C. strike D. win

35. A. As soon as B. Because C. By the time D. Although

36. A. dollars B. keys C. medals D. tickets

37. A. saved B. bought C. booked D. printed

38. A. calling B. writing C. marking D. bringing

39. A. the other B. another C. the lucky D. other

40. A. embarrassing B. mental C. puzzling D. moral

41. A. with anger B. excitedly C. calmly D. with anxiety