One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! There’s a horseshoe on the ground. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It wastes my time.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the money he bought some strawberries.

The father and the son went on walking. The sun was well up in the sky. They soon drank up their water, and there wasn’t a house or even a tree for them to have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At that time, his father gave Thomas a strawberry and he quickly ate it. After a while, his father gave him another strawberry and once again, his son lost no time in putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer gave the strawberries and the son ate them. When Thomas had eaten up all the strawberries, his father said to him, “My dear son. If you picked up that horseshoe, you would have your own strawberries to eat. Always remember this lesson. If you don’t care for the little things, you’ll find it difficult to do the great things.”

1.Where did the farmer find the horseshoe?

_______________________________________.

2.Why didn’t Thomas pick up the horseshoe?

Because he thought_______________________.

3.How did the farmer get the strawberries?

_______________________________________.

4.Thomas didn’t pick up the horseshoe, did he?

________________, ______________________

5.Who ate up all the strawberries, the farmer or his son at last?

_______________________________________.

6.What can you learn from the story?

_______________________________________.

Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.

● Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.

● Don’t use earphones (耳机) when running in the schoolyard (校园) or on the street. You will keep yourself from the outside world and can be surprised.

● Your bag should be carried in front of your body instead of putting it on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.

● If you are followed by someone you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don’t go home right away. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home.

● If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don’t sleep.

1.You’d better put your bag _________ when there are too many people on a bus.

A. on your back B. on your right

C. in front of you D. behind the driver

2.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should _________ to make yourself safe.

A. run home

B. find a supermarket and go in

C. turn back and walk to him or her right away

D. cross the street and go to the other way

3.When you take a bus alone, it’s safe for you to _________________.

A. sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep

B. talk with the driver

C. call your friends

D. get off the bus right away

4.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?

A. Going home alone late at night.

B. Making sure where the public phones are.

C. Not getting to the bus stop too early.

D. Always noticing the environment around you.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How to notice the environment around you

B. How to be safe in your everyday life

C. How to cross the street

D. How to use the public phones

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