When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum（流浪漢）, on the street comer. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir. ”
After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.
The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover fools you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?”
I said, “I guess so, sir.”
“Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest（富有的）men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom（智慧）. ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves. His parting request（請求）was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have remembered until today.
小題1:The boy    when he was 14.
A．liked runningB．left school
C．did well in study D．traveled around the world
小題2:Which of the following is true?
A．The old man took the boy home.
B．The old man was homeless and poor.
C．The old man was friendly to the boy.
D．The old man and his wife went from city to city.
小題3:The old man taught the boy how to          .
A．love peopleB．become wise
C．choose friends D．experience the bum’s life
BCB

小題1:根據(jù)文章內容When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world,可知答案為B
小題2:根據(jù)文章內容可知答案為C
小題3:根據(jù)文章內容大意可知答案為B
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