One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”

There were only a few coins（硬幣） in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask,“Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”

The man said,“I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”

What he had written was,“Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.

The first is: Treasure(珍惜)what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.

The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

1. From the passage we know that______.

A. the boy is the man’s son.                B. the man is one of his neighbors.

C. the boy is blind and needs help.        D. the boy works for the man.

2. On the sign what the man wrote was,“_______.”

A. Treasure what we have already had.     

B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.  

D. Try your best to help those who need your help.

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A .The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

4.The word“recognized”here in Chinese means______.

A.承認                                    B.接受           

C.表揚                                    D.認出

5.“____”is the best title for this story.

A. Be careful.                           

B. Be creative. There is always a better way!

C. Be kind to the blind!             

D. Do not always get, but offer!

One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet .He held a sign which said,“I am blind. Please help me.”

　　There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat .He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.

　　Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?”

　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.”

　　What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”

　　Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

　　Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

　　There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.

　　The first is: Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.

　　The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.

1  From the passage we know that________.

   A. the boy is the man’s son.                    B. the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.

   C. the boy is blind and needs help.               D. the boy works for the man.

2  On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”

   A. Treasure what we have already had.

   B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

   C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.

   D. Try your best to help those who need your help.

3  According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

   A .The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

   B. The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

   C. The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

   D. Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

4  The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.

   A.承認                  B.接受                         C.表揚               D.認出

5  The best title for this story is _________.

   A. Giving makes receiving!                  B. Be kind and creative!

   C. Be kind to the blind!                     D. Do not always get, but offer!

Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag. “Let me take you to school, dear.” said Mrs. Gao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”
At school a teacher met the  little boy and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “Gao Ling, sir.” answered the boy. “How old are you?” “Six, sir.” “What’s your father’s name?” “Gao Daling, sir.” “How old is  he?” “He is six, too, sir.” “Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”
“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”

1. 1.

   Mr. Gao is _____now.

   1. A.
      six
   2. B.
      twenty-five
   3. C.
      thirty- one
   4. D.
      thirty-five
2. 2.

   Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because_____.

   1. A.
      the boy is clever
   2. B.
      he likes to go to school
   3. C.
      he can go to school himself
   4. D.
      he can answer their question
3. 3.

   Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.

   1. A.
      she was too busy
   2. B.
      his friends could took him
   3. C.
      the policeman could help him
   4. D.
      the school is near and he could take care of himself
4. 4.

   Gao Ling went to school_____.

   1. A.
      by car
   2. B.
      on foot
   3. C.
      by train
   4. D.
      by bike
5. 5.

   Gao Ling thought_____.

   1. A.
      his father and he were born on the same day
   2. B.
      his father was younger than him
   3. C.
      his father forgot to tell him about his age
   4. D.
      Gao Daling became a father only for six years

A well-dressed (衣著很好)man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits down at a table near the window.
A waiter comes up to him and says, “Can I help you, sir?”
The man says, “Yes, please. Can I see the menu (菜單)?”
“Certainly,” answers the waiter. The man wants a good meal and he wants a lot of nice dishes. After a moment, the waiter brings them to him. The man is having his meal happily. At this time, a boy comes in and sits down besides the man. He asks the waiter to give him an ice cream. The man says, “I will be back in 5 minutes.” Then he goes out. After the boy eats his ice cream, the boy stands up and goes to the door. “Excuse me, your father did not give the money for the meal and your ice cream,” The waiter stops him and says.
“Father? You are wrong. He is not my father. I do not know him. I met him in the street. He said he would give me an ice cream if I came here at twelve o’clock.”

1. 1.

   The man comes to the restaurant ______.

   1. A.
      to meet the boy
   2. B.
      to buy a newspaper
   3. C.
      to eat an ice cream
   4. D.
      to have a good meal
2. 2.

   The man has ______ in the restaurant.

   1. A.
      breakfast
   2. B.
      lunch
   3. C.
      supper
   4. D.
      dinner
3. 3.

   ______ asked the boy to come to the restaurant.

   1. A.
      The waiter
   2. B.
      The boy’s father
   3. C.
      The man
   4. D.
      Nobody
4. 4.

   The waiter stops the boy because ______.

   1. A.
      the man didn’t pay (付錢) for the meal and the ice cream
   2. B.
      the boy didn’t have the meal
   3. C.
      the boy’s father came back soon
   4. D.
      the boy wanted to run away
5. 5.

   Which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      The boy is the man’s son
   2. B.
      The boy knows the man very well
   3. C.
      The waiter pays the meal and the ice cream
   4. D.
      The man is a cheat (騙子)