A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, "I am blind,please help. " There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them in the hat. He then took the sign,turned it around,and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?"

The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said,but in a different way." What he had written was, "Today is a beautiful day and I can't see it." Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing? Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day,but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.

The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.

There are at least two lessons we can learn from the simple story.

The first is: Be thankful for what you have. Someone else has less. Help where you can. The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way ！

(   ) 11. Why did the boy sit by the building?

   A. He wanted to have a rest.

   B. He enjoyed watching people come and go.

   C. He had to collect money from people.

   D. He was waiting for his parents to come back.

(   ) 12. The man wrote something on the sign       .

   A. for the words on it were not clear enough

   B. in a more convincing (令人信月良的) way

   C. to suggest the boy give up

   D. to show off

(   ) 13. Were the words the man wrote helpful?

   A. Yes,people dropped more people in the hat.

   B. No,the boy was still poor.

   C. No,the man took the money away.

 

   D. We don't know.

(   ) 14. What can we learn from the story?

   A. We should offer help whenever it is needed.

   B. Try to be creative,it may be different.

   C. A better way is more important than money itself.

   D. The man is kind to people who are disabled.

(   ) 15. Which can describe the man?

   A. Showy and proud. B. Creative and thoughtful.

   C. Kind and educated. D. Clever and funny.

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