Once upon a time,there were two good
friends.One was called Jack and the other was called
James.One day,the two friends
were walking through the desert.During the journey they
had a quarrel,and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face.James felt hurt,but he didn’t say anything.Instead,he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend
Jack hit me in the face.”
They kept on
walking until they found an oasis(綠洲).They decided to get
some water there.Suddenly James had trouble in the
water,he fell into the mire(泥潭)and
was in danger.Jack saved him at once.When he felt all right,he wrote on a stone,“Today my best friend Jack saved my life.”Jack
was very surprised and asked James,“After I hurt you,you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone.Why?”James replied,“When
someone hurts us,we should write it down in the sand so
that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away.But when
someone does anything good for us,we must write it on
the stone,so no wind can blow it away.”
Since then,the two good friends have
never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other.
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing
but unhappiness.If you don’t
forgive others,you are making trouble for yourself Keep
a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!
1.What happened when Jack hit his friend James
in the face?
A.After he was beaten in the
face James was hurt and ran away.
B.James hated his friend,in return very much from then on.
C.James hit his friend in
return at once.
D.James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand.
2.What’s
the matter with James in the oasis?
A.He was very careless and
fell into the mire.
B.He wanted to get some
water and fell into the mire.
C.He wanted to know if his
friends would help him when he had trouble.
D.He wanted to make his
friend have trouble,too.
3.What did James do after he was saved by his
friend?
A.He wrote some words on a
stone.
B.He thanked his friends at
once.
C.He wrote some words in the
sand.
D.He drank some water and
had a rest.
4.Which of the statements is NOT true
according to the passage?
A.Jack was very angry when
he had a quarrel with James.
B.They decided to get some
water after they found an oasis.
C.The two good friends went
on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later.
D.Hatred can only bring you
unhappiness.
5.Why did James write words in different places?
A.The wind of forgiveness
can blow hatred away.
B.No wind can blow thanks
away.
C.James only wanted to write
words in different places.
D.A and B.