问答题
Why did the author stop giving money to the people on the side of the road?
【正确答案】正确答案：Because she was in debt and had no income．
【答案解析】解析：根据题干中的the people on the side of the road定位到第1段。该段后半部分提到，作者离婚后，成了单身母亲，背了一身债也没有收入来源，所以不再给路边的乞讨者钱。回答本题时可用文中的词句作答，即Because she was in debt and had no income。
问答题
What is the theme of the passage?
【正确答案】正确答案：Giving is the best gift in life．
【答案解析】解析：本题询问文章主旨。在文章末段，作者说她有幸得到了人生最好的礼物——给予，并认为任何给予都会有意义。回答问题时将原文(the best gift in life—GIVING)转换改写成句子，便可得出文章的主旨，即“给予是人生最好的礼物”。