Question

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (過(guò)錯(cuò)), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短處).

So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.

There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. “Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them.” Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."

He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虛榮), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

(    ) 1. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends wit h Simon because Simon was ________.

         A. impatient   B. a rude person  C. dishonest  D. too proud of his rich parents

(    ) 2. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

         A. Tommy was a person liked by others.     

B. Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

         C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcomings.

         D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

(    ) 3. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

         A. to be more patient                  

B. not to be a person with vanity

         C. not to take others' things without asking  

D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings

Answer 1

1A  2D  3D