It was Molly’s job to hand her father his brown paper
lunch bag each morning before he headed off to work.
One morning, in addition to his usual lunch bag, Molly
handed him a second paper bag. This one was worn and held together with staples(書(shū)釘).
“Why two bags?”her father asked.“The other is
something else,” Molly answered. “What’s in it?”“Just some
stuff(東西). Take it with you.”
Not wanting to discuss the
matter, he put both sacks into his briefcase, kissed Molly and rushed off. At
midday he opened Molly’s bag and took out the contents: two hair ribbons(絲帶), three small stones,
a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell, a small doll, and 13 pennies...The busy
father smiled, finished eating, and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket,
Molly’s stuff included.
That evening, Molly ran up behind him as he read the
paper. “Where’s my bag?”“What bag?”“The one I
gave you this morning.”“I left it at the office. Why?”“I forgot to put this note in it,”she said.“And, besides,
Daddy, the things in the sack are the things I really like—I thought you might like to play with them. You didn’t
lose the bag, did you, Daddy?”“Oh, no,”he said, lying. “I just forgot
to bring it home. I’ll bring it tomorrow.”While Molly
hugged her father’s neck, he unfolded the note that read:“I love you, Daddy.”Molly had
given him her treasures—all that a 7 year old held.
Love in a paper bag, and he missed it—not only missed it, but had thrown it in the
wastebasket. So back he went to the office. Just ahead of the night janitor(看門(mén)人), he picked up the wastebasket. He put the treasures
inside and carried it home carefully. The bag didn’t look so good, but the
stuff was all there and that’s what counted.
After dinner, he asked Molly to tell him about the
stuff in the sack. It took a long time to tell. Everything had a story or a
memory.
“Sometimes I
think of all the great times in this sweet life,”he
thought.
We should all remember that it’s not the destination
that counts in life, but the journey. That journey with the people we love is
all that really matters. It is such a simple truth but it is so easily
forgotten.
1.Why did Molly give her father a second bag?
A. She didn't want to keep the things in the bag.
B. She hoped those things would bring happiness to her
father.
C. She wanted to remind her father of the stories
behind the things.
D. She enjoyed playing with her father.
2.How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it?
A. He kept it in the
drawer.
B. He took it back home.
C. He threw it into the wastebasket.
D. He put it on his table.
3.After father heard what his daughter said，he felt ________.zxxk
A. regretful B.
surprised C. sad D. satisfied
4.Which of the following is the most suitable title of
the passage? zxxk
A. An important
journey
B. Two bags
C. Father and
daughter D.
Love in a paper bag
