Bill was fourteen years old. He thought he was a young man,but his parents
thought he was still a boy. They said, "When you begin to think about helping
others,you will be a young man. "
　　One morning, his parents gave Bill some money to buy milk at the store. He
saw an old man there. The man looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, "
Are you all right?"
　　The old man answered,"Yes,but I need something to eat. "
　　"Then let's go to the restaurant," said Bill.
　　When the waiter asked what they wanted,the old man said,"Just a glass of
water. "
　　"Do you want anything to eat?" asked the waiter.
　　The old man didn't answer, and Bill asked him, "Have you had your
breakfast?"
　　"No, I haven't had any food and I don't have any money because I lost it,"
answered the old man.
　　The boy said to the waiter, " My friend wants to have bread and coffee." "I'm giving
you too much trouble," said the old man.
　　The old man ate quickly what the waiter had brought him. "I'm fine now," he
said. "I'll never forget your kindness ! You are a very good young man. "
　　Bill was pleased because the old man thought he was a young man.
　　The waiter came, and to their surprise, he said that the food was a present
and it was cheap because it was the birthday of his boss,and they were the first
customers of the day.

1. Bill was fourteen years old, but he thought that he _____.
2. If a boy _____, he will be a young man
3. The old man did not look well because he _____.
4. Bill asked the old man to come to the restaurant in order to show that _____.
5. Bill paid a little for their meal because it was _____and they were _____.

     Recently a really strange thing happened at Wuhan Liangdaojie Middle School in Hubei. Over 600
Junior 1 and 2 students at the school took part in a "caring for an egg like a baby" activity. They were
asked to keep an egg close at hand for a month without breaking it.
     "It's hard for parents to bring up their children but many students take their parents' love for granted.
(把…当作理所当然)," said Liu Kang, the school's director. "We wanted them to learn that lesson by
taking care of an egg as a baby."
     Li Mingxuan is one of the students. His egg didn't break during the month, but he felt exhausted. "You
had to put so much attention to it," said the 13-year-old boy, "I now understand how much my parents
have done for me. I'll prepare them a glass of milk to help them sleep better every night."
     Not everyone was as lucky as Li. More than 450 of the 600 students broke their eggs.
     Yan Yueming broke his egg in just five days, which made him very frustrated. He said, "I can't imagine
how sad my parents would be if there was something wrong with me, their 'egg'!" I want to return their
love and I'll help them with chores every day." promised the 13-year-old boy.

1. Li Mingxuan felt very ______ during this month.

A. frustrated
B. sad
C. exhausted
D. happy

2. ______ were broken in the month during this activity.

A. No eggs
B. All the eggs
C. 600 eggs
D. More than 450 eggs

3. According to this article, we know after this activity Yan Yueming will ______.

A. help his parents with chores every day
B. prepare his parents a glass of milk to help them sleep better
C. not break the eggs any more
D. be glad to help others

4. The aim of this activity is to ______.

A. teach the students to be more careful
B. teach the students the eggs are fragile (易碎的)
C. teach the students to understand their parents
D. teach the students to love their teachers

5. What can we infer (推断) from the article?

A. The students always argue with parents at home.
B. The students don't study hard at school.
C. The students don't like this activity.
D. The students learn to love their parents through this activity.