As a teenager, I was the most difficult guy. I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others. Slowly, most of the people around me tried to keep away from me.
One day, as I was getting ready for school, my busy mother handed me a vest (背心). When I saw it, I knew that was my father’s—I was getting to have a larger size than my father at that time. So as I put on the vest, I felt as if I wasn’t able to breathe! The feeling of anger was rising in my heart. My mother said sorry with a smile, but I was so angry that I let out a shout. Soon, I pulled the vest off my chest—so wildly that I made a hole in it. Then I put on my own vest and rushed out before she could stop me.
Later, my mother shared these with my father. Instead of saying he would scold (训斥) me, my father just calmly asked my mother to mend the vest. ____▲____ When my mother told me about my father’s action, I sat alone and thought a lot. Just imagining that he was wearing that broken vest in his office the whole day made me feel so terrible.
But I had to say, my father did set a great example for me.
That night, I thought a lot. I promised myself that I would never let anger control my mind any longer.
Of course, there are times when I get angry. However, whenever that happens, I will try to remember my father’s vest.
【小题1】From the first two paragraphs, we know that ________.| A．the writer got much fatter those days | B．it was hard for the writer to control his anger |
| C．the mother had planned to send the vest to her husband | D．the writer was so angry that he decided to make a hole in the vest |
| A．felt angry about his son and decided to scold him | B．thought that breaking a vest wasn’t anything serious |
| C．controlled himself and treated the matter calmly | D．thought it was his wife’s mistake |
| A．She felt angry and refused him. | B．But there was no time to mend it. |
| C．I was sorry after knowing it. | D．Then he wore it to work as usual. |
| A．A good communication needs patience and understanding. | B．Learn to control yourself and feel more of what others feel. |
| C．Mistakes could be corrected, but hurt could never be mended. | D．Never judge (判断) a book by its cover. |
| A．My Mother’s Mistake | B．My Father’s Vest | C．An Angry Boy | D．A Patient Father |
