阅读下面短文，从短文后各小题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. As he is the only child in the family, he got $1,000,000 _______ his parents died. He didn’t feel happy at all. His college friends were _______ their first jobs, but he didn’t have to. John decided to keep living a _______ life like everyone else. He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave $100,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) that helped poor children. Today he is 36, and he still wears cheap clothes and drives a small car only, _______ he is much happier.

So far, John has helped fifteen children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not _______ the money in cash (现金). The money is paid for the child’s education, food, medical care and clothing.

Once John went to meet a little girl he was helping in Africa (非洲). He said that the meeting was _______. “When I met _______ I felt very happy,” he said. “I saw that the _______ was used for a very good plan. It brought me _______ to the child in a way that only giving money cannot.” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in ________,” he added.

【小题1】

A．before

B．by

C．after

【小题2】

A．looking for

B．giving up

C．working out

【小题3】

A．rich

B．different

C．common

【小题4】

A．so

B．and

C．but

【小题5】

A．receive

B．borrow

C．raise

【小题6】

A．busy

B．exciting

C．boring

【小题7】

A．him

B．you

C．her

【小题8】

A．money

B．car

C．book

【小题9】

A．closer

B．slower

C．farther

【小题10】

A．danger

B．need

C．order