Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it ”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜臺)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity(慷慨)because he gave his own Smarties to others  Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it .”explained, “when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, when you do get something you should be very thankful.”
【小題1】When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.

Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it ”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜臺)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity(慷慨)because he gave his own Smarties to others  Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it .”explained, “when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, when you do get something you should be very thankful.”

1. 1.

   When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.

   1. A.
      her mother for a nice toy
   2. B.
      her mother for a box of Smarties
   3. C.
      where she could find a box of Smarties
   4. D.
      her mother if she could had enough money
2. 2.

   From the passage we know Smarties are ____.

   1. A.
      a beautiful doll
   2. B.
      an interesting story book
   3. C.
      a kind of candy
   4. D.
      some leaves of a nice tree
3. 3.

   The writer was____to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.

   1. A.
      sad
   2. B.
      excited
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      proud
4. 4.

   What can we learn from the story above?

   1. A.
      Every kid should have a pack of Smarties..
   2. B.
      Everyone should have a good mother.
   3. C.
      Everyone should do nice things for others.
   4. D.
      Every mother should often do something for her children.

A woman was collecting money for a church charity．The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them．She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house．She knocked on doors and asked for money．She always said the same thing．Good morning，I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5,000．Then she held out a collecting box．Most people put a few coins in the box．

    An artist lived in one of the apartments．He opened the door．“Good morning．”she said．“I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5,000．”The artist thought for a moment，then he said，“I’m sorry，but I don’t have any money．However，I’ll give you a painting．It’s worth $400．”The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away．

    A week later she called on him again．“I’m sorry to trouble you again．”she said．“but we still need more money．I need another $100．Can you help?”“Of course．”the artist said，“I’ll increase the value of my painting to $500．”

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1．Who was the woman collecting money for?

    A．Poor children．     B．Herself．            C．Her friends．  D．A church．

2．What did most people give her?

    A．A lot of money．    B．A few dollars    C．Paintings．    D．very little money．

3．Why didn’t the artist give money to her?

A．He was not a generous man．   

B．He did not have any money．

C．He had too many paintings．    

D．His paintings were worth a lot of money．

4．Did the woman collect enough money at last?

    A．No，she didn’t．    B．Yes，she did．    C．We don’t know．    D．Yes，she does．

A woman was collecting money for a church charity．The money she collected was going to be given to poor children who had no parents to take care of them．She went from apartment to apartment and from house to house．She knocked on doors and asked for money．She always said the same thing．“Good morning，I'm collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5，000．” Then she held out a collecting box．Most people put a few coins in the box．

An artist lived in one of the apartments．He opened the door．“Good morning．”she said．“I’m collecting for a church charity．Please give generously．We need $5，000．” The artist thought for a moment，then he said，“I'm sorry，but I don’t have any money．However, I'll give you a painting．It's worth $400．” The woman thanked the artist and took the painting away．

A week later she called on him again．“I'm sorry to trouble you again，” she said，“but we still need more money．I need another $100．Can you help?” “Of course，” the artist said．“I’ll increase the value of my painting to$500．”

1．Who was the woman collecting money for?

A．Poor children．     B．Herself．                C．Her friends．          D．A church．

2．What did most people give her?

A．A lot of money．                                       B．A few dollars．

C．Paintings．                                                D．Very little money．

3．Why didn’t the artist give money to her?

A．He was not a generous man．

B．He did not have any money．

C．He had too many paintings．

D．His paintings were worth a lot of money．

4．Did the woman collect enough money at last?

A．No，she didn't．                                      B．Yes，she did．

C．We don't know．                                       D．Yes，she does．