Charlie was a rich boy who had a lot of toys. His family had a lot of money, and whenever he wanted something, they would buy for him. Therefore, he never took care of what he had.
One day, Charlie's uncle gave him a horse. This horse was really something unusual for Charlie, so he was very excited at having a horse. He learned to ride, and went everywhere on his horse.
However, he treated the horse just as badly as he did to all his other toys, and it soon fell sick. For the first time in his life, Charlie became truly worried, because he loved the horse very much.
One day, while in the countryside, he saw a girl with a horse. The girl looked very poor, but the horse seemed happy and looked great.
Wondering how she had managed this, Charlie secretly followed them. He found that the girl never used the whip（鞭子）and never hit the horse. But this was the opposite of what Charlie had done to his horse. The girl fed and watered the horse carefully and spent a lot of time giving care to her horse. But this never entered Charlie's mind.
Charlie wanted to change and become like the girl. So he asked her to teach him how to look after his horse. With her help, Charlie began to care about his horse and his toys. He also learned how to put care and effort into things and if he did so, he would enjoy them much more.
【小题1】Why did Charlie like the horse?| A．Because the horse was an unusual "toy". | B．Because the horse was very clever. |
| C．Because Charlie wanted to learn to ride a horse. | D．Because Charlie wanted to give a horse to the girl. |
| A．He never hit his horse. | B．He never cared about it. |
| C．He always talked to his horse. | D．He watered his horse. |
| A．He learned how to choose a horse. |
| B．He learned how to ride a horse. |
| C．He learned he should take care of what he had. |
| D．He learned he should give his toys to other children. |
