Love and understanding
爱与理解
主题: 人与自我/悦纳自我
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Mr Brown’s store has some puppies for sale from $ 30 to $ 50. A little boy comes to his store and says, “Sir, I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” says Mr Brown, “these puppies need a lot of money.”
“I only have one dollar. Can I just take a look?” asks the boy.
“OK,” says Mr Brown. Then he calls the dogs over. Four little balls of fur run from the doghouse. Then the boy sees the fifth little fur ball come slowly from the doghouse and it is the smallest. It is walking strangely(奇怪地). “I want that one,” the little boy looks at the smallest puppy and says.
“Boy, you don’t want that puppy. It can’t run or play with you like other dogs,” says Mr Brown.
Then the little boy rolls up(卷起) one leg of his trousers. His leg has a steel brace on it. Looking at Mr Brown, he says, “You see, I don’t run well myself and it needs someone who understands.”
“How much is it?” asks the little boy.
“Just take it,” answers Mr Brown. “There’s no charge for love and understanding.”

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() 1. The little boy comes to Mr Brown’s store to .
A. buy a puppy B. help sell the puppies C. play with the puppies
() 2. 代词指代 What do the underlined words “that one” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The little ball. B. The big dog. C. The smallest puppy.
() 3. The underlined word “charge” in the last paragraph means “”.
A. 充电 B. 收费 C. 指示
() 4. The boy chooses the fifth dog because .
A. it’s very cute B. it can run fast
C. it is the smallest and walks strangely
() 5. 逻辑推理 From the story, we know the boy is very .
A. foolish B. caring C. clever

1. A 解析由"Sir, I want to buy one of your puppies."可知,小男孩来店里是为了买一只小狗。 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B