A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his
brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the
shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for
Christmas.” The boy was
surprised. “You mean your
brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew
what he was going to wish for. He
wished he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy
went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would
you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love
that.”
After a short ride,
the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving
in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a
little. He thought he knew what
the boy wanted. He wanted to
show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car.
But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy
asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back,
but he was not coming fast.
He was carrying his little
crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is,
Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one
just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the
Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and
lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began
an unforgettable holiday ride.
1.The street urchin was very surprised when
__________.
A.he saw the shining car B.Paul told him about the car
C.he was walking around the car D.Paul received an expensive car
2.From the story we know that the urchin
__________.
A.wished
to give his brother a car
B.wished
Paul’s brother to give him a car
C.wished
Paul could be a brother like that
D.wished
he could have a brother like Paul’s
3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in
front of his house ______.
A.to show he had a rich friend B.to show his neighbors the car
C.to let his brother ride in the
car D.to tell his brother about his
wish
4. We can infer from the story that
__________.
A.Paul
couldn’t understand the urchin
B.the
urchin’s wish came true in the end
C.the
urchin wished to have a rich brother
D.the
urchin had a deep love for his brother