Several years ago，my husband's boss invited us to his home one weekend.I was excited but a little （1）

nervous

nervous

（緊張）about the weekend.The boss had a fine home，and any of his cars （2）

cost

cost

（花費(fèi)） more than our house.
   In the evening，the boss took us to the finest restaurant in the city.I knew I would never have the （3）

chance

chance

（機(jī)會(huì)）again，so I was enjoying myself greatly.
   As we were about to enter the restaurant，the boss who was walking slightly ahead stopped suddenly，looking down on the ground for a long， （4）

silent

silent

（沉默）moment.There was nothing except a single darkened penny that someone dropped.Still silent，the man reached down and picked it up.He smiled and put into his pocket as if he had found a great treasure.
   Why would a rich man like him take the time to stop and pick up a single penny？Throughout dinner，the scene always（5）

appeared

appeared

（出現(xiàn)）in my mind.Finally，I couldn't stand it any longer.I asked if the penny he had found had been of special value.
   A smile（6）

crossed

crossed

（掠過(guò)）the man's face as he held the penny out for me to see.I had seen many pennies before!What was the （7）

point

point

（要點(diǎn)）of this？
   "Look at it." he said， "Read what it says."
   "One cent？"
   "No， （8）

keep

keep

（繼續(xù)）reading."
   "In God We Trust？"
   "Yes!I trust in God.God dropped a message （9）

right

right

（恰當(dāng)?shù)模﹊n front of me，telling me to trust him.I think it is God's way of starting a conversation with me.Lucky for me，God is patient and pennies are plentiful!"
   It is written on every single United States coin，but we never seem to （10）

notice

notice

（注意）it！Yes，God，I get the message，pennies are plentiful and，God is patient.