【AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.Hewasgoingabittoofastinhisshinyblack12cylinderJaguarXKEwhichwasonlytwomonthsold.Hewaswatch】
AbouttenyearsagoayoungandverysuccessfulbusinessmannamedJoshwastravelingdownaChicagoneighborhoodstreet.Hewasgoingabittoofastinhisshinyblack12cylinderJaguarXKEwhichwasonlytwomonthsold.
Hewaswatchingforkidsrushingoutfrombetweenparkedcarsandsloweddownwhenhethoughthesawsomething.Ashiscarpassednochildcameoutbutabricksailedoutand—WHUMP!—ithittheJag’sshinyblacksidedoor!ImmediatelyJoshstoppedthecarjumpedoutseizedthekidandpushedhimupagainstaparkedcar.Heshoutedatthekid“Whatwasthatallaboutandwhoareyou?That’smynewJagthatbrickyouthrewisgonnacostyoualotofmoney.Whydidyouthrowit?”
“Pleasemisterplease...I’msorry! Ididn’tknowwhatelsetodo!”beggedtheyoungster.“Ithrewthebrickbecausenooneelsewouldstop!”Tearswerestreamingdowntheboy’sfaceashepointedaroundtheparkedcar.“It’smybrothermister”hesaid.“Herolledoffthecurb(路沿)andfelloutofhiswheelchairandIcan’tlifthimup.”Sobbingtheboyaskedthebusinessman“Wouldyoupleasehelpmegethimbackintohiswheelchair?He’shurtandhe’stooheavyforme.”
Movedbeyondwordstheyoungbusinessmantriedhardtoswallowtherapidlyswellinglumpinhisthroat.StrainingheliftedtheyoungmanbackintothewheelchairandtookouthishandkerchiefandwipedthescrapersandcutscheckingtoseethateverythingwasgoingtobeOK.Hethenwatchedtheyoungerbrotherpushhimdownthesidewalktowardtheirhome.
Itwasalongwalkbacktotheblackshining12cylinderJaguarXKE—alongandslowwalk.JoshneverdidfixthesidedoorofhisJaguar.Hekeptthedent(凹痕)toremindhimnottogothroughlifesofastthatsomeonehastothrowabrickathimtogethisattention.Feelforthebricksoflifecomingatyou.
1.Theboythrewabrickatthebusinessman’scarbecause_____.
A.thebusinessmandroveatahighspeed
B.heenviedthebrand-newcarverymuch
C.hewantedtogethelpfromthedriver
D.hewantedtoaskforsomemoney
2.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthestory?
a.TheyoungerbrotherthrewabrickatJosh’scar.
b.Theelderbrotherfelloutofhiswheelchair.
c.TheyoungerbrotherbeggedJoshforhelp.
d.Joshlift