Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it.”

My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜台)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .

He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”

I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.”I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything. When you get something you should be very thankful.”

1.When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.

A.her mother for a nice toy

B.her mother for a box of Smarties

C.where she could find a box of Smarties

D.her mother if she could had enough money

2.From the passage we know Smarties are ____.

A.a nice electric toy

B.an interesting story book

C.a kind of candy

D.some leaves of a nice tree

3.The writer was ____ to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.

A.sad B.excited C.angry D.proud

4.The writer still bought the pack of Smarties to ______ .

A. praise her son’s good deed.

B. give it to the little girl some day

C. have them with her husband.

D. give it to other children.

5.What can we learn from the story above?

A.Every kid should have a pack of Smarties.

B.Everyone should have a good mother.

C.Everyone should do nice things for others.

D.Every mother should often do something for her children.

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage, the man is .

A. kindB. stupidC. rudeD. selfish (自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C. Life can sometimes be unfair (不公平).

D. Make new friends and keep the old.

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