23、One day，Tom walked past the shop on the street corner．He stopped to look at the front row of shoes，and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there．Looking down at his old shoes，he felt sorry for himself．He really wanted to have them for his birthday．

He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it．He knew very well that she had little money．He didn't want to go home at once，as he looked sad and his mother would notice it．So he went to the park and sat on the grass．There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands．Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet．He looked at his own feet．“It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet．” he thought．There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad．He went away and smiled，thinking he was happier．

1．Tom passed the shop ________．

A．on foot                B．by bike                C．by bus

2．Tom stopped in front of the shop because he Wanted to ________．

A．look at the shoes he liked                             B．buy a present for his friend

C．get something for his friend’s birthday party

3．That pair of shoes Tom liked was ________．

A．too cheap             B．too 1arge for him  C．not sold yet

4．Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________．

A．many nice shoes were sold there                  B．he wanted to see his disabled friend

C．he didn’t want to make his mother worried

5．We can learn from the story that Tom ________．

A．loved his mother very much                         B．didn’t want to stay at home

C．had no feet