PAUL’S brother bought him a new car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve (前夜), Paul saw a boy walking around the new car, admiring it.
"Is this your car, Mister?" he asked.
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was amazed. "You mean your brother just gave it to you? Boy, I wish...." Paul knew what he was going to wish for — a brother who would buy him a car. But the boy surprised Paul.
"I wish that I could be a brother like that," he said.
Astonished, Paul invited the boy to go for a ride in the new car.
After a short ride, the boy said, "Would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul thought the boy wanted to show the car to his neighbors. But Paul was wrong again.
The boy ran up the steps of his house. Soon he came back carrying his crippled (殘廢的) little brother. He pointed to the car. "Look!" he said to the little boy. "His brother gave him that car for Christmas. Some day I’m gonna give you one just like it!"
Paul got out and lifted the little boy into his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them went on a wonderful holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned how good it felt to give.
- 1.
Paul’s brother gave him ___ as a Christmas present.
- A.
a suit
- B.
a car
- C.
a bicycle
- D.
a card
- 2.
When the boy saw the car, he wished that ____.
- A.
he could buy a car for himself
- B.
he had a brother to buy him a car
- C.
he could buy a car for his brother
- D.
he could have a ride in the car
- 3.
When the boy asked Paul the drive the car in front his house, he wanted ___.
- A.
to show off to his neighbors
- B.
his brother to see the car
- C.
Paul to drive him home
- D.
to enjoy a ride in the car
- 4.
The story mainly tells us ______.
- A.
practice makes perfect
- B.
it is important to make money
- C.
giving makes people feel good
- D.
a friend in need is a friend indeed
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