Question

Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sat near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra (多余的) change I have.

The old man always wears an old watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasn’t wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery (電池) had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldn’t buy a new battery and he had no enough money to buy a new watch.

He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but one that was very similar to the one he had.

When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his cup, I also dropped the watch in. I didn’t say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didn’t even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked to me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his face and I walked happily on my way.

1.The old man always greeted the writer when she passed because _______.

A. she was a student B. she usually gave him some money

C. she had a lot of money D. she was always cheerful

2.Why did the old man throw the watch away?

A. The writer said she would give him one. B. He wanted to get a new one.

C. The battery had no power. D. The watch didn’t serve its purpose.

3.From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch

B. the old man didn’t see it when the writer put the watch in the cup

C. the writer dropped nothing but a watch in the cup

D. the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money

4.What do we know about the new watch?

A. It was a little expensive. B. It was cheaper than the one the old man had.

C. It was more beautiful. D. It looked like the one the old man had.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to Help Others B. Don’t Throw Old Things Away

C. An Expensive Gift D. A Homeless Old Man

Answer 1