Question

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A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the hat.

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

Soon the hat began to be full of coins. 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(辨认出) his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this 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 cannot 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 one simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. However, the second one told people that they were able to enjoy the day. It told them they were lucky and they were not blind.

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

The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help whenever you can.

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

1.The blind boy _________ on the steps of a building.

A.sold his old hat B.asked for money

C.was busy collecting coins D.showed his good handwriting

2.The blind boy recognized the man by his _________.

A.footsteps B.voice

C.words D.figure

3.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to _________.

A.the words on the sign B.the money in the hat

C.the step of a building D.the beautiful day

4.The man who helped the blind boy must be _________.

A.polite and patient B.honest and funny

C.kind and clever D.careful and rich

5.The best title for the passage should be _________.

A.A man who helped a boy B.A blind boy in the street

C.Let’s help the blind people D.power of different words

Answer 1