A man and a woman had a son many years after they married. They had a happy family and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was four years old, an accident happened. One night the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to meet their son and take him home. The mother was very busy in the kitchen, and she forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way in the street. When the mother found this, she went to look for him, but she couldn’t find him. Then she went to the police station to ask for help. She was very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband. After hearing the bad news, the father hurried to the police station. When he saw his wife, he didn’t blame(责备) her. Instead he said, “I love you, darling!”
“If I had picked him up or found this earlier, this would not have happened,” the father said to himself. He thought there was no point in blaming anyone. His wife also lost her only child. What he could give her was just understanding. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, they finally found their lost son. From then on, they became closer than before.
When something bad happens, people always spend lots of time blaming others instead of giving them support. Try to learn to forgive(原谅), and then you will find the world is much more wonderful.
小题1:The father didn’t pick the boy up that day because he was________.
A. sick B. tired C. busy
小题2:The mother asked ________ for help when she couldn’t find her son.
A. her husband B. her neighbor C. the police
小题3:The underlined sentence “the boy was the apple of their eyes” means ________.
A. the boy was loved deeply by his parents B. the boy liked eating apples
C. the boy’s face was round like an apple
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The mother was angry with her husband.
B. The father thought his wife should be blamed.
C. The boy was safe and sent home by the police at last.
小题5: The passage mainly tells us that we should _________.
A. forgive and understand others B. blame each other
C. take good care of children
