Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from
mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her
window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear
through the dirty window. I would say to myself, "I wonder why that woman doesn"t wash her window.
It really looks terrible."
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning. I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for
a rest.What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her
window was clean!
Then it drawed on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window,but all the time I was watching
hers through my own dirty window.
That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the
dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcoming (缺点).
Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, "Am I looking at him
through my own dirty window?" Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the
world about me more clearly.
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Holiday Ride A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin (顽童) was walking around a shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked. Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn"t cost you anything. Boy, I wish…" He hesitated (犹豫). Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. "I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that."Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I"d love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again, "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. "There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn"t cost him a cent. And some day I"m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that I"ve been trying to tell you about." Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. | |||
1. The street urchin was very surprised when ______. | |||
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A. Paul received an expensive car B. Paul told him about the car C. he saw the shining car D. he was walking around the car | |||
2. From the story we can see the urchin ______. | |||
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A. wished to give his brother a car B. wanted Paul"s brother to give him a car C. wished he could have a brother like Paul"s D. wished Paul could be a brother like that | |||
3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ______. | |||
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A. to show his neighbors the big car B. to show he had a rich friend C. to let his brother about his wish | |||
4. We can infer (推断) from the story that ______. | |||
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A. Paul couldn"t understand the urchin B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother D. the urchin"s wish came true in the end | |||
5. The best name of the story is ______. | |||
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A Christmas Present B. Street Urchin C. Brother Like That D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride |