At the age of 16,Einstein failed in several courses because he was with a group of naughty kids. One weekend morning,Einstein was about to fish with those kids,his father stopped him and said to him calmly, " Einstein,you're so fond of playing all day that you failed in the examination. I'm so worried about your future,so is your mother."

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed,but don't they still go fishing as usual?"

"My boy,you can't think so," Looking at Einstein,his father said patiently, "There goes a story in our hometown. I hope you can listen to it carefully."

"There were two cats playing on the roof. Accidentally,one of them fell into the chimney pulling the other down as well. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney,one cat's face was polluted with the soo"煙灰) while the other's face was clean. Seeing the sootfaced cat,the clean one thought its face was dirty and ugly too,so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed it. At the same time,the sootfaced cat saw the cleanfaced one,thinking its face was also clean,so it wandered in the street without washing its face."

"Einstein,no one can be your mirror except yourself. Taking other people to be your mirror will give you a wrong idea of yourself and behave like a fool."

Hearing this,Einstein was ashamed and lay down his fishing rod and returned to his small room. Since then,Einstein often reflected on himself and kept reminding himself：I was special,so I needn't be as ordinary as others. This was why Einstein succeeded.

Different lifestyles and wishes will produce different attitudes towards life. You can consult other people's attitudes to decide your own,but you can never follow others to live in the world.

You must see yourself clearly and know what your aim is. Your future doesn't depend on how others do,but on how you are going to do yourself.

(   ) 6. What was the cause of Einstein's failure in his several courses?

   A. He spent too much time fishing with his friends.

   B. He found his courses too hard for him to deal with.

   C. He spent too much time playing with some naughty kids.

   D. His parents gave him too much pressure.

(   ) 7. From the story,we can know that

   A. the clean cat regarded itself as its mirror

   B. the sootfaced cat washed its face by the riverside

   C. both of the two cats made the right decision

   D. the two cats didn't know whether their own faces were clean or not

(   ) 8. Why did Einstein's father refer to the story?

   A. To tell his son to be his own mirror.

   B. To warn his son to keep away from those naughty kids.

   C. To remind his son to study hard.

   D. To ask his son not to listen to others' advice.

(   ) 9. The underlined word "consult" is the closet in meaning to         .

   A. 復(fù)制   B. 咨詢(xún)   C. 商量   D. 參考

(   ) 10. The writer wants to make us realize that         .

   A. we should not make friends with bad kids

   B. we should have our own attitudes towards life

   C. we should be different from others

   D. we should study hard to have a bright future

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