A young man named Ted received a high-priced car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Ted came out of his office, a street urchin (頑童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Ted?” he asked.

Ted answered, “Yes, my brother gave it for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated(猶豫).

Of course Ted knew what he was going to wish for. He wished he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Ted greatly.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Ted looked at the boy in surprise, and then said, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Ted, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Ted smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Ted was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Ted heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (殘疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Ted got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

1.The street urchin was very surprised when _____.

A. he saw the shining car

B. Ted told him about the car

C. he was walking around the car

D. Ted received an expensive car

2.The urchin asked Ted to stop his car in front of his house _____.

A. to show he had a rich friend

B. to show his neighbors the car

C. to let his brother ride in the car

D. to tell his brother about his wish

3.From the story we know that the urchin _____.

A. wished to give his brother a car

B. wished Ted’s brother to give him a car

C. wished Ted could be a brother like that

D. wished he could have a brother like Ted’s

4. We can infer from the story that _____.

A. Ted couldn’t understand the urchin

B. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

5.The best title of the story is _____.

A. A Christmas Present

B. A Street Urchin

C. A Brother Like That

D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

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