A rich man was ill in hospital, and the doctor feared that his life was ending soon. He called together his three sons and gave them the challenge, ‘One of you will get all my money. To decide which of you can get the money, I am going to give each of you a dollar. Go today and buy something that can fill this room.”

     In the evening, they all came back. Child number one went to his friend’s farm and bought two bales of hay (两捆干草) with the dollar. He brought the hay and threw it up into the air. But it couldn’t fill the room.

Child number two went to a shop and bought two pillows made with feathers(羽毛). He then opened them and threw the feathers all over the room. All the feathers settled down on the floor and the room was still not filled.

The third son took out a candle and said, “I bought a box of matches and a candle then I gave the rest to a charity.” He lit the candle and turned off the lights, and the room was filled.

“ Well done, my son. You will get all my money because you understand a very important lesson about life. You understand how to let your light shine. That is good.” said the father.

1.The rich man wanted to give all his money to one of his sons because _______.

A. he was dying

B. he was too old to work

C. he wanted to know which son was the cleverest

D. he want something special

2.Child number two ________.

A. asked his father for help        B. bought nothing

C. gave the money to charity       D. got feathers in a shop

3.From the passage we can know _______.

A. the third son is honest and friendly  

B. the father is satisfied with the third son

C. child number one is the cleverest     

D. candle is a good gift for family

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Let Your Light Shine      B. A Rich Man and His Three Sons

C. How to Get Money        D. The Cleverest Son

 

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I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one class was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a  1.   grade in an exam. I was sad, but I didn’t want to give up. So I decided to go to a class which could tell me how to be successful.

    The speaker walked into the room. She didn’t begin talking like a teacher.    2. , she held up a 20 yuan note!

    “Who wants this?” She asked. There was no wonder that everyone in the class put up their  3.  .

The teacher smiled. Then she stuck (贴) the note on the blackboard and asked               the  4.  question. Again, we all put up our hands. The teacher smiled again, but didn’t say   5. . Suddenly, she threw the note onto the floor! Then she asked the question a third time.

    I didn’t understand   6.   she was doing. Why was she asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. But I wanted the note, so I put my hand   7.  once again. Suddenly, the teacher started to laugh. Then she picked up the note. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” she said.

    “The note is worth(值) 20 yuan. It is still worth 20 yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are just   8.  the note. No matter what happens to you, you still have your worth(价值). If you realize that, and believe in   9., you will be successful!”

When I   10.  those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I realized I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t mean I can’t do it well in the future.

 

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