.A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home afte
A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam (越南).He called his parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad,I'm coming home,but I have a friend I'd like to bring with me."
"Sure," they replied,"we'd love to meet him."
"There's something you should know," the son continued,"he was hurt badly in the fighting.He lost an arm and a leg.He has nowhere else to go,and I want him to live with us."
"I'm sorry to hear that,son.Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live."
"No,Mom and Dad,I want him to live with us."
"Son," said the father,"you don't know what you're asking Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us.We have our own lives to live,and we can't let something like this be with our lives.I think you should just come home and forget about this guy.He'll find a way to live on his own."
At that point,the son hung up the phone.A few days later,however,the parents received a call from the San Francisco police.Their son had died after falling from a building.The police believed it was suicide (自殺).
The parents flew to San Francisco.To their surprise,they found their son had only one arm and one leg.
The parents in this story are like many of us.We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around,but we don't like people who makes us feel uncomfortable.We would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy,beautiful,or smart as we are.
5.Maybe the soldier came from_____.
A.Vietnam B.the USA C.Canada D.England
6.Who lost an arm and a leg in the fighting?
A.The man himself.B.The man's friend.
C.The man's brother.D.The man's father.
7.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "burden"?
A.欺騙 B.重任 c.負(fù)擔(dān) D.缺點(diǎn)
8.What do you learn from the story?
A.Parents don't like their disabled children.
B.We should stay away from the unhealthy people.
C.It's easy for us to love the good-looking people.
D.We can't judge a person by his appearance.