A farmer was working when he heard a loud sound. He left his work at once and ran towards it. When the farmer reached there, he found a little boy in a bog (沼泽) crying out of fear. The farmer tried hard and successfully got the child out.
The next day, a well-dressed man came to the farmer’s house. He told the farmer that he was the father of the boy saved by him yesterday. He wanted to give him a large amount of money in return, but the farmer refused to accept money for saving the child. At that moment, a little boy came to the door. The rich man asked, “Is this child your son?” The farmer proudly replied, “Yes, he is my son.” Then, the rich man offered to help his child in his studies, saying, “I will provide him with the same education as I give my own son. If he is anything like his father, he will grow to be a noble man.” The farmer agreed, and his son was educated in the best schools until he finished his studies at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School.
Do you know who the son of the poor farmer is? He is the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin (青霉素).
Years passed, and the rich man fell seriously ill. A doctor saved his life. This doctor was Alexander Fleming. This rich man is Lord Randolph Churchill and his son saved by the farmer is Sir Winston Churchill (丘吉尔), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II.
【小题1】Why did the rich man offer the best education to the farmer’s son?| A．Because the farmer’s family was very poor. |
| B．Because the farmer saved the man’s son. |
| C．Because the man wanted the farmer to help him. |
| D．Because the man was rejected by the farmer. |
| A．Great. | B．Happy. | C．Rich. | D．Lucky. |
| A．The farmer. | B．An English doctor. |
| C．The farmer’s son. | D．The rich man’s son. |
| A．Helping others may lead to surprisingly good results. |
| B．We should not take money for doing something good. |
| C．Education is more important than money for farmers. |
| D．Kindness is always paid back with kindness from others. |
