In a small town,Omar Chajam is a wise old man who had a long,beautiful beard. One day when he was walking down the street,he met a man whose beard wasn’t longer than Chajam. The man came up and began saying something bad to Chajam,uYou are a drinker!You are a thief!You are an idiot!”

   Chajam didn't care. He just smiled and walked on.

   Another man dressed very well saw this. He didn't understand and asked Chajam ,“How can you bear such offences? Don’t you feel hurt?”

   Chajam smiled again and said ,“Come with me. I'll show you something. ”

   The man followed Chajam to a dusty room.Chajam lighted the candles and began searching through a pile of old clothes. Then he found an old jacket. He threw it to the man and said ,“ Try it,and it will suit you. ”

   The man took the jacket and looked at it. It was so worn-out that it even had some holes in it. “What are these dirty rags (破布) for?” asked the man

. “I am well dressed. You must be crazy!” He threw the jacket back.

   “You see”’ Chajam said ,“you didn't want to try on the rags. Similarly,I did not want to try those dirty words that man threw at me. To get angry means to try on rags someone throws at us. Now you see?”

1. How did Chajam behave when someone said dirty words to him?

   A. He showed his anger to the man.

   B. He said something bad of the man.

   C. He felt hurt but pretended to be calm.

   D. He kept smiling and didn't care about it.

2. The underlined word “offences”in the passage probably means “”.

   A. 赞扬   B. 冒犯   C. 问候   D. 告别

3. What did Chajam ask the well-dressed man to do in the dusty room?

   A. To light on some candles.

   B. To find some old clothes.

   C. To try on a poor jacket.

   D. To clean some dirty rags.

4. Which word can be properly put in the blank (空白处) in Para. 6?

   A. angrily   B. happily

   C. sadly   D. slowly

5. What is the main idea of the story?

   A. Never speak ill of other people.

   B. Never judge a person by his or her appearance.

   C. It is important to keep a cool head in the face of difficulties.

   D. Smiling is the best way to push back others’ bad behavior.

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