A woman was at the airport waiting for her flight to start boarding. She still had a lot of time, so she went to a shop and bought a book to read. While she was in the shop, she decided to buy a bag of cookies as well.

She arrived at her gate, sat down and started reading her book. She read her book so attentively that she didn’t notice what was going on around her. But she did see that a man had sat down next to her and taken one of her cookies out of the bag.

She pretended not to notice, as she didn’t want to make a scene (当众大吵). But then the man took more. He kept eating the cookies until there was just one left. The man took the last cookie and broke it in half. He tapped the woman on the shoulder and held out one half to her.

The woman could not believe how much nerve this man had to steal all of her cookies and then offer half a cookie in return. She angrily grabbed (夺取) the half-cookie out of his hand and ate it without any words.

Finally, it was time for her to board. As she went to the gate, she reached into her purse. Suddenly, she realized that her bag of cookies was still in her purse. The man had eaten his own cookies the whole time and simply wanted to share the last one with her. The woman’s face turned red with shame. Therefore, she quickly caught up with him and said, “ 93 .”

When we’re not paying attention to the world around us, it can be easy to misunderstand what’s happening or even become angry with others. It is better to keep our eyes open and think about every possibility when trying to understand a particular situation.

1.Did the woman arrive at the airport so early?

2.Why couldn’t the woman notice what happened around her at all?

3.What did the man do with the last cookie?

4.How did the woman feel when she was offered the half-cookie?

5.When did the woman realize her mistake?

6.What did the woman probably say to the man? Please fill in the blank in paragraph 5 with at least TWO sentences.

My parents seldom encouraged me to ask for help, so I trained myself to become as independent ( 独立的) as possible. I thought if I asked for help, I would be a problem to other people.

A few years ago, I was on a trip. In order to save money, I planned to stay in a stranger’s house as a couchsurfer ( 沙发客). When I arrived at the host family ( 寄宿家庭), it was rainy. It was also very cold.

My host was very friendly. She gave me a warm welcome and offered me a hot meal. After the meal, she invited me to go on a walk with her around her city. At that time, I didn’t even have the right shoes for the bad weather. I wanted to ask her whether she had any shoes for me. But I didn’t want to trouble her. Finally, I said nothing.

It was really cold outside, and the heavy rain made my shoes wet. When we got home three hours later, I had lost all feelings in my feet. That night, I had a bad cold. That was all because I couldn’t ask for help. In fact, it was very easy.

From that day on, I tried hard to get through my fear of asking. It has taken me a long time. From my experience, I have discovered that people are always happy to offer help. And I have realized that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Asking gives you the chance to discover the kindness of others.

1.In the writer’s opinion, the host was _________.

A.smart B.awful

C.friendly D.interesting

2.What was the weather like when they took a walk around the city?

A.Cold and rainy. B.Warm and sunny.

C.Cold and snowy. D.Cool and cloudy.

3.Why did the writer say nothing in the end?

A.Because the host didn’t treat her well.

B.Because she didn’t want to trouble the host.

C.Because the host didn’t have any good shoes for her.

D.Because she didn’t want to be independent any more.

4.What does “it” mean in Paragraph 4?

A.Having a fever. B.Being independent.

C.Asking for help. D.Offering help to others.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Asking for help may give you a chance to help others.

B.For the writer, asking for help is always a sign of happiness.

C.The writer discovered that people hated offering help to others.

D.Asking for help gives you the chance to discover the kindness of others.

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