In Nanjing, there are many      going around the city, and they cost only 1 or 2 yuan to take a bus. So many people like    a bus to school or to work. But when an old man gets on the bus, do you often     your seat to him'?
Some people on the bus don't like to help the old people. They just close their     , listening to music without looking at the old people. Some turn their faces to look     the windows. When the bus driver keeps（一直）asking them to help the old people, they don't listen to him.
However, we should      each other    we may need other's help one day. Next time, please try to help others on the bus. You can let the old people get on the bus     you, you can give your seat to an old man, you can also give your seat to a woman    a child. Then all the people will have a    life.

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (缺点), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短处).

　 So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.

　 There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

　 He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

　 When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."

　 He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

　 If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.

　 A. impatient　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a rude person

　 C. dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too proud of his rich parents

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

　 A, Tommy was a person liked by others.

　 B, Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

　 C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.

　 D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

　 A. to be more patient

　 B. not to be a person with vanity

　 C. not to take others' things without asking

D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings

I was on the escalator in a market. There was an old man who was about five or six people in the front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.

I remember…Sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I’ve gotten impatient and upset.

“I’m sorry. Please forgive me!” said the old man, “I don’t mean to hold you up.” He then tried his best to get off the escalator.

I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.

One by one, people went around him quickly.By the time I got to him, I asked,“Sir, can I help you?”

The man thought for a while, then said,“Well, yes, thank you!”

I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.

“So what are you shopping for, sir?”

“Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buysomething for my neighbor. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me.” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.

“Oh, it’s here! I always carry them with me,” he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:

“John Smith.

Friend to all…enemy to no one!

I said a prayer today and you were the answer.

Thank you!”

“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”

“My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!”

1.Why did the old man try hard to step aside?

A.Because he was in a hurry.

B.Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way.

C.Because the escalator was very crowded.

D.Because he was as heavy as a rock.

2.The writer felt sick to his stomach most because________

A.the old man tried hard to step aside

B.the old man was difficult to get off the escalator

C.he was impatient and upset for the old man

D.the old man was apologizing to everyone

3.What did the writer think about the people that passed by?

A.Cold. B.Boring. C.Warm. D.Friendly.

4.The sentence “Isaid a prayer today and you were the answer”probably means that____.

A.the old man needed the writer’s help then he came

B.the writer was always friendly to other people

C.the old man believed everyone could be friends

D.the old man had lots of friends and no enemies

5.From the passage we can see that ___.

A.we should always help old people

B.we should share our enjoyment with our friends

C.it was valuable to make friends with the old man

D.if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our life