I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer (顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped (滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones which flew off her roof.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.
I decided that I would save my paper delivery (送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."
It was December. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked (烤) it.After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table.It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.
After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn't speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak.Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her. " For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married.
But she never spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat at work.She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again.”
A.Where was the fourth coin?
B.Marie's parents took her to hospital.
C.The four coins were for good luck.
D.The coin is difficult to find.
E.She began to cough.
F.Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.
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There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use money wisely, we need to shop (careful). We need to know how (compare) the prices of things in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands. We need to know how to make the (good) choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a "life skill", and we need these skills if we are to lead (interest) and happy lives.
Some of these choices (be) small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I take the bus to school today will I walk? Other choices are more important. For example, should I take the job with higher salary or (short) working hours? We make (decide) like this every day.
Making the wrong decisions can result in (unhappy).
We have to realize that the choices we make can affect 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 , someone or talk loudly at the cinema, consider this: Who else does your choice affect?
