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Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person; I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed.
My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.”
It’s been a problem at school several times, too, when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tell them off.
One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.
I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”
Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted, “Nathaniel, shut up!”
For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.
“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!” I shouted.
I knew this would bother him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.
What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab (抓住) me as he shouted, “That’s it! That’s it!”
Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.
Later on, we were taken to the principal’s (校长) office.
There, the principal told us to discuss the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds (伤口) eventually heal(痊愈). But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away.
At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.
When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying (祈祷). I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, He’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.
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learning when to keep my mouth closed.
My mom has told me again and again, "Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you
continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble."
It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn't want
to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself.
One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind
me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.
I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"
Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted "Nathaniel, shut up!"
For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.
"At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.
I knew this would upset him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.
What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That's
it! That's it!"
Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.
Later on, we were taken to the principal's office.
There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found
that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words,
sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away.
At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.
When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying. I began to think about how often what
I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to
keep my mouth closed.
B. Robert.
C. Black.
D. Green.
B. listened to the others
C. talked to himself
D. kept silent
B. 痛苦
C. 和好
D. 伤害
B. we should try to help each other at school
C. it is one's duty to stand up for himself
D. words cause more pain than wounds
learning when to keep my mouth closed.
My mom has told me again and again, " Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue
to be this rude, you will get into big trouble. "
It's been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something l didn't want to hear.
I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself.
One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a classmate talking behind me. It
was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.
I said ever so nicely, "Nathaniel, would you be quiet?"
Wathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted " Nathaniel, shut up ! "
For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words hack and forth at each other.
"At least I don't have an ugly lazy eye like you!" I shouted.
I knew this would upset him deep inside. Jt would hurt his feelings and shut him up.
What I said filled him with anger. He tried co reach over my seat and grab me as he shouted, "That's it!
That's it ! "
Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.
Later on, we were taken to the principal's ofrice.
There, Mr. Black, the principal, told us to discuss the matter. It wasn't until then that I finally found chat
when I hurt someone physically, the wounds eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words,
sometimes the pain (痛苦) never goes away.
At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel. When I headed back to my room, I spent some
time praying. I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as l keep praying
and asking God to help me, he'll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.
B. Robert
C. Black.
D. Creen.
B. listened to the others
C. talked to himself
D. kept silent
B. 痛苦
C. 和好
D. 伤害
B. we should try to help each other at school
C. t is one's duty to stand up for himself
D. words cause more pain than wounds
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Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
小题1:Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
小题2:What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.
小题3:How long did the young man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes.
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．
C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.
小题5:Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the man wait so long.