Everybody may have that one neighbor, who just looks out of the window, looking angry at everyone and everything that crosses the path. And though we think we know what’s going on in is head, we could be wrong.
There is such a person in our community. First you see this bad-tempered old man looking out of his window, taking in everything that is happening on his block. He looks annoyed by just everything. But his heart is solid gold. When he saw one neighbor shouting angrily at her son after he broke her coffee maker, this ill-tempered old man went and bought her a new one.
But he didn’t want her to know so, instead he made it look like he was just throwing it away. And that one secret good deed was just the tip of the iceberg. When he saw another neighbor with a crying baby because of the heat, he got a fan, took it to his room and made it look like it had been sitting for forever. He thought he was being strange and no one would know all the kindness he had shared. But a boy next door knew this ill-tempered neighbor’s secrets. He carefully drew a picture of the old man dressed as Santa and put it on the wall.
So when Christmas came, this little boy had a surprise for the block’s secret Santa. This precious poster is such an important reminder that the holiday season is about giving out of love, even if no one knows. How sweet this is!
【小题1】What impression does the old man leave on his neighbors?| A．Warmhearted. | B．Easy-going. |
| C．Dangerous. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．To help a mother and her son. | B．To show off his wealthy life. |
| C．To get rid of a useless thing. | D．To create a peaceful neighborhood. |
| A．He wanted to scare his neighbors. |
| B．He did many good deeds secretly. |
| C．He told his secrets to the little boy. |
| D．He was really angry with all his neighbors. |
| A．To blame the neighbours. |
| B．To play a trick on the old man. |
| C．To show the old man’s kindness. |
| D．To make the old man embarrassed. |
