OurhousewasdirectlyacrossthestreetfromtheclinicentranceofJohnHopkinsHospitalinBaltimore．Weliveddownstairsandrentedtheupstairsroomstoout-patientsattheclinic．

OnesummereveningasIwasfixing；supper，therewasaknockatthedoor．Iopenedittoseeatrulyawfullookingman-notallerthanmyeight-year-old-IthoughtasIstaredattheshriveled（皱缩的）body．Buttheshockingthingwashisface-twistedfromswelling．

Hetoldmehe'dbeenhuntingforaroomsincenoonbutwithnosuccess．"Iguessit'smyface…，butmydoctorsayswithafewmoretreatments…"

Itoldhimwewouldfindhimabed．WhenIhadfinishedthedishes，hetoldmehefishedforalivingtosupporthisdaughter，herfivechildren，andherhusband，whowashopelesslydisabledfromabackinjury．Hedidn'ttellitbywayofcomplaint；infact，everyothersentencebeganwithathankstoGodforablessing．Hewasgratefulthatnopainaccompaniedhisdisease，whichwasapparentlyaformofskincancer．

Thenextmorningbeforelieleftforhisbus，heaskedifhecouldcomebackandstaythenexttimehehadatreatment．Itoldhimliewaswelcometocomeagain．

Intheyearshecametostayovernightwithus，therewasneveratimethathedidnotbringusfishoroystersorvegetablesfromhisgarden．

WhenIreceivedtheselittlegifts，Ioftenthoughtofacommentournext-doorneighbormadeafterheleftthatfirstmorning．"Didyoukeepthatawfullookingmanlastnight？Iturnedhimaway．1Youcanloseroomersbyaccommodatingsuchpeople!"

Maybewedidloseroomersonceortwice．Butoh；Ifonlytheycouldhaveknownhim，perhapstheirillnesseswouldhavebeeneasiertobear．Iknowourfamilyalwayswillbegratefultohaveknownhim；fromhimwelearnedwhatitwastoacceptthebadwithoutcomplaintandthegoodwithgratitude．

56．ThefirsttimeImettheman，___．

A．Ifeltpityforhislook

B．hefrightenedmykid

C．hewasinneedofsomethingtoeat

D．hewaslookingforaplacetostayovernight

57．Thenext-doorneighborrefusedthemanbecause___．

A．hemightloseroomers

B．themanwaspoor

C．hehadnospareroom

D．themandidn'tbringhimgifts

58．Whichofthef