Question

There once was a young man. He was the only child in his family, so his parents loved him very much and did everything for him. He just hung out every day, doing nothing.

One day, he met an old man. The old man asked him, “My boy, why don’t you work hard when you are young?”

The young man replied without care, “Why do I have to be in a hurry（匆忙）? I’m young so I have much time!”

The old man said nothing. He asked the young man to go into a dark house with him.

“I can’t see anything!” the young man said.

The old man lit（点燃） a match and said, “Before the match goes out, pick something like in the house.

The young man tried to see the things in the house with the match. But before he found something, the match went out ,and the house became dark again at once.

“Before I got something, the match went out.” the young man said angrily.

The old man said, “My boy, your youth（青春） is just like the match. It can only last for a short time. So you should make full use of your time!”

1.The young man just played every day because ________.

A.his family was rich B.his parents did everything for him

C.he was a little kid

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “match”?

A.火柴 B.灯笼 C.电灯

3.The young man picked ________before the match went out.

A.a ring B.a watch C.nothing

4.The old man in the story wanted to ________the young man.

A.give a match to B.teach a lesson to C.have fun with

5.What can we learn from this story?

A.Time waits for no man! B.We should look after our parents. C.Young people have much time.

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