The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man.
小题1: His parents like Henry because _____________.
| A．He’s good to his grandpa |
| B．He’s a polite boy |
| C．He does well in his lessons |
| D．He’s learned to catch singing birds |
小题2:Henry admires his grandpa because ____________.
| A．he tells him a lot of interesting stories |
| B．he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food |
| C．he can make kites and cages |
| D．he’s very able old man |
小题3: __________, so she didn’t let her son play with him.
| A．The woman hated the old man |
| B．The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man |
| C．The old man did nothing at home |
| D．The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident |
小题4: Henry brought the broken bowl home to _____________.
| A．play with it | B．frighten his mother |
| C．beat his parents | D．fill it with rice |
小题5:The woman was afraid _________, so she’s good to the old man.
| A．her husband wouldn’t love her |
| B．the police would know about it |
| C．her son would be bad to her when she was old |
| D．the old man wouldn’t leave her any money |