Henry found work in a bookstore after he finished
middle school. He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich. Mr. King thought
he was too lazy and was going to send him away. Henry was afraid and had to
work hard.
It was a cold morning. It was snowing and there was
thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had
nothing to do. He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a
bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.
“It must be full of expensive things,” Henry said to
himself. “I have to get it, or others will take it away. ”
He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A
driver saw him and began to whistle (鳴笛), but he
didn’t hear it and went on running. The man drove aside, hit a big tree and was
hurt in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court (法庭). A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was
running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and
he could hear nothing.
“But you’ve heard me this time.” said the judge.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear.”
“Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with
your deaf (聾的)one. Well, can you hear me? ”
“No, I can’t, Sir.”
1.What was Mr. King?
A．a(chǎn) driver B．a(chǎn) doctor
C．a(chǎn) policeman D．a(chǎn) shopkeeper
2.Why did Mr. King want to send Henry away?
A．Because Henry
was too lazy.
B．Because Henry
hoped to be rich.
C．Because Henry
finished middle school.
D．Because Henry
sold few books.
3.What did a driver do when he saw Henry run across
the street?
A．He drove
aside and hit a big tree.
B．He began to
whistle to him.
C．He went out
of the bookstore.
D．He shouted at
him.
4.Why did Henry say that he was deaf?
A．He wanted to
have a joke with the judge.
B．He wanted to
get the judge’s help
C．He wanted to find
another piece of work
D．He didn’t want to pay for the accident.
