.AstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafteAstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtinVietnam(越南).HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco."MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butIhaveafr
.Astoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafte
AstoryistoldaboutasoldierwhowasfinallycominghomeafterhavingfoughtinVietnam(越南).HecalledhisparentsfromSanFrancisco.
"MomandDad,I'mcominghome,butIhaveafriendI'dliketobringwithme."
"Sure,"theyreplied,"we'dlovetomeethim."
"There'ssomethingyoushouldknow,"thesoncontinued,"hewashurtbadlyinthefighting.Helostanarmandaleg.Hehasnowhereelsetogo,andIwanthimtolivewithus."
"I'msorrytohearthat,son.Maybewecanhelphimfindsomewheretolive."
"No,MomandDad,Iwanthimtolivewithus."
"Son,"saidthefather,"youdon'tknowwhatyou'reaskingSomeoneliketheyoungmanwouldbeaterribleburdenforus.Wehaveourownlivestolive,andwecan'tletsomethinglikethisbewithourlives.Ithinkyoushouldjustcomehomeandforgetaboutthisguy.He'llfindawaytoliveonhisown."
Atthatpoint,thesonhungupthephone.Afewdayslater,however,theparentsreceivedacallfromtheSanFranciscopolice.Theirsonhaddiedafterfallingfromabuilding.Thepolicebelieveditwassuicide(自杀).
TheparentsflewtoSanFrancisco.Totheirsurprise,theyfoundtheirsonhadonlyonearmandoneleg.
Theparentsinthisstoryarelikemanyofus.Wefinditeasytolovethosewhoaregood-lookingorfuntohavearound,butwedon'tlikepeoplewhomakesusfeeluncomfortable.Wewouldratherstayawayfrompeoplewhoaren'tashealthy,beautiful,orsmartasweare.
5.Maybethesoldiercamefrom_____.
A.VietnamB.theUSAC.CanadaD.England
6.Wholostanarmandaleginthefighting?
A.Themanhimself.B.Theman'sfriend.
C.Theman'sbrother.D.Theman'sfather.
7.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"burden"?
A.欺骗B.重任c.负担D.缺点
8.Whatdoyoulearnfromthestory?
A.Parentsdon'tliketheirdisabledchildren.
B.Weshouldstayawayfromtheunhealthypeople.
C.It'seasyforustolovethegood-lookingpeople.
D.Wecan'tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.