Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant.We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant.Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal.I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes.His hair was unwashed.He was smiling at my Erik.

“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought.Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man.Then we decided to leave.The old man sat between the door and us.

As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back.Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势).Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s.Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.

Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face.His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地).A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam.You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”

I cried, with my face burning hot.A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.

1.At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .

A.terrible B.friendly

C.impossible D.wise

2.The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.

A.had finished the meal already

B.had some important things to do

C.thought the food there was bad

D.worried about their baby’s safety

3.We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.

A.showed kindness to the old man

B.had seen the old man before

C.was popular in the restaurant

D.was hurt by the old man

4.Why did the old man thank the writer?

A.Because the writer bought food for him

B.Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him

C.Because staying with the baby made him feel happy

D.Because the writer asked him to play with her baby

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.A special restaurant

B.A lovely baby

C.Soul and clothes

D.Parents’ influence on babies

Most people think talking is the most important communication skill.They care little about listening.A research about our waking day communicating time shows that 9% is spent writing, 16% reading, 30% talking and 45% listening.

Many of us can remember only 50% immediately after hearing something.But within two to eight weeks, we can only remember 25% or less of the message.Sometimes it will make us fail if we really forget something important.

Here are some suggestions to be a good listener.

Stop talking — you can’t listen well when you speak.

Ask questions — when you don’t understand, when you want to catch their attention or when you want to be liked.

Be polite — give them time to say what they have to say.

Listen carefully and actively to what they are saying — pay attention to their words, their ideas and their feelings as those things relate to the subjects.

Understand the main points.

Look at each other — you will feel confident by looking.

Don’t argue with other people when you are trying to understand them, especially when they are speaking.

Try not to bring your worries and problems — when you listen, they will stop you from listening well.

Learn to listen and you’ll achieve a great success in your life.

1.How many suggestions does the writer give us?

A.6 B.7 C.8 D.9

2.You can make the speaker like you by __________.

A.stopping talking B.looking at each other

C.asking questions D.arguing with the speaker

3.From the passage we know that __________.

A.people spend less time reading than writing

B.you should try to understand each word when you listen

C.we can remember what we hear for a long time

D.you’d better leave your worries and problems behind when you listen

4.The passage is mainly about __________.

A.how to be a good listener

B.listening carefully while people are speaking

C.listening is the most important communication skill

D.people spend different time in reading, writing, speaking and listening

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