A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it over, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat was filled up. More and more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see how things were. The boy heard his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
The man had written, “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. We’re not only lucky to see the beautiful world but also can help others. So, enjoy what you have owned today!
【小题1】A blind boy sat on the steps of a building in order to________.| A．get money from others | B．make the writer help him |
| C．wait for some people | D．hold up a sign |
| A．The boy was taken away by the police | B．Nobody gave the blind boy money any more |
| C．The blind boy could see the beautiful day | D．More people dropped money into the boy’s hat |
| A．It’s helpless of us to help people in need | B．We should treasure what we have |
| C．Give more money to the blind | D．It’s a good way to make money by holding a sign |
| A．took away the blind boy’s money |
| B．gave the boy a new hat |
| C．brought the boy a sign |
| D．gave the boy some money and wrote some words on the sign |
