B    
A beggar（乞丐） followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.
At this word, the lady was greatly frightened (害怕) for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.
44. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.
A. had already received some dollars     B. had been thinking of taking his own life
C. had received no money for that day    D. had acted as if he was looking for a job
45. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.
A. have given him one more dollar            
B. have persuaded him to give up begging
C. have gone away without giving him any money    
D. have offered him some work
46. In the story, “a horrible fate” means _______
A. to beg     B. to go to work    C. to die   D. to live a hard life
47. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.
A. How to Beg                            B. Money before Everything
C. Anything except Work         D. Work for Money