Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant. We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant. Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal. I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes. His hair was unwashed. He was smiling at my Erik.
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man. Then we decided to leave. The old man sat between the door and us.
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned(傾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿勢). Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s. Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.
Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face. His aged hands held my baby so gently(溫柔地). A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam. You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I cried, with my face burning hot. A child saw a soul(靈魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes.
小題1: At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .
A.terrible | B.friendly |
C.impossible | D.wise |
小題2: The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.
A.had finished the meal already |
B.had some important things to do |
C.thought the food there was bad |
D.worried about their baby’s safety |
小題3:We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.
A.showed kindness to the old man | B.had seen the old man before |
C.was popular in the restaurant | D.was hurt by the old man |
小題4: Why did the old man thank the writer?
A.Because the writer bought food for him |
B.Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him |
C.Because staying with the baby made him feel happy |
D.Because the writer asked him to play with her baby |
小題5:What is the best title of the passage?
A.A special restaurant | B.A lovely baby |
C.Soul and clothes | D.Parents’ influence on babies |