阅读理解。
I will never forget what my old headmaster taught me. Normally when you are only 15 years of age
you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers. But this particular story is one
such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and he was making a speech to the students on important things in
life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the
subway. He would get the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would
do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years. His
house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horrible. The neighbors could
not stand the smell any more, so they asked the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down
the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over
the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire. They waited
outside his house to tell the good news to him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of
the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a
millionaire. He said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up
as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and continued to beg. Obviously,
this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything important for his life. We learn nothing from this story
other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
1. The headmaster told the story to the students to ______.
A. make the students relaxed in the lesson
B. remind the students to think deeply
C. show how poor the old man was
D. encourage the students to become rich
2. After hearing what the officer said, the old man ______.
A. believed the officer was playing a joke on him.
B. didn't know many people respected him a lot.
C. was very angry to find his house broken into.
D. was not so excited as the officer had expected.
3. What did the author learn from the story?
A. One should devote himself to his dream.
B. The old man was foolish not to stop begging.
C. What the headmaster taught was very important.
D. People must have a plan before taking action.
4. Which word can best describe the author's attitude towards the old man?
A. Pity.
B. Disappointment.
C. Respect.
D. Anger.
5. We know from the passage that ______.
A. the author had a big dream at the age of 15.
B. the headmaster was popular with the students.
B. the old man begged every day without stopping.
D. the neighbors took great pity on the old man.
