When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.
One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.
But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?
Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.
【小题1】How did the writer make a little pocket money?

When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.

One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.

But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?

Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.

1.How did the writer make a little pocket money?

2.What was the old man doing when I saw him?

3.When did the writer have interest out of his family?

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop in the center of our town. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him and I made a little pocket money by buying things for his workmates. But I never paid attention to all the things and people around me.
One day, as my dad and I were driving to the shop, I looked out of the window of the car and I saw an old man standing at the street corner. There was a rose in his hand, he was smelling the rose. For some reason, our eyes met and we looked at each other for about twenty seconds. There was nothing unusual about this man but the meet was unusual to me. Up to that moment in my life, I had given no thought to anyone on the street, in shops or anywhere else. I had no interest out of my family.
But I was interested in that old man. For the first time I had interest in a stranger. What kind of life had he lived? Where had he been in his time?
Once a great man encouraged us to “stop and smell the rose”. Now I want to tell these words to you. Stop what you are busy with and try to fully understand things and people in your eyesight. If you don’t care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.

1. 1.

   How did the writer make a little pocket money?

   1. A.
      By asking his father to give him.
   2. B.
      By stealing other’s money.
   3. C.
      By buying things for his father’s workmates.
   4. D.
      By asking in the street.
2. 2.

   What was the old man doing when I saw him?

   1. A.
      He was selling roses.
   2. B.
      He was walking in the street.
   3. C.
      He was talking to the writer.
   4. D.
      He was smelling a rose.
3. 3.

   When did the writer have interest out of his family?

   1. A.
      When he was a kid.
   2. B.
      When he met the old man with rose.
   3. C.
      When he went to school.
   4. D.
      When he went to work.
4. 4.

   What is the main idea of this passage?

   1. A.
      If you care about others on your road of life, then you are having your life itself.
   2. B.
      If you care about others on your road of life, then you are missing your life itself.
   3. C.
      If you meet an old man with a rose in the street, then you’ll have interest in your life.
   4. D.
      If you have interest in others, then you are having your life itself.

　　There are many things we need to know that we don't learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare (比较) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands (品牌) . We need to know how to make a choice (选择) when we shop.

　　Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we are to live useful and happy lives.

　　Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is tastier? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

　　We have to realize that the choices we make can affect (影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly about movies, think about this; Who else does your choice affect?

(1) The main idea of this passage is that ________.

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A．it's important to make the right choice

B．it's important to know how to compare prices

C．it's important to know how to shop carefully

D．we learn everything we need to know at school

(2) We need “life skills” ________.

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A．to know how to shop carefully

B．to compare brands and prices

C．to live useful and happy lives

D．to learn things at school

(3) According to this passage, we make choices ________.

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(4) Which of the following choices is more important than the others?

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A．Which fruit to take for lunch.

B．Which subject to work hard at.

C．Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D．How to get to school.

(5) From the passage we know that your choices affect ________.

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