I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God – asked. “If you have the time,” I said. “My time is eternity (永恒).” God smiled, “What questions do you have in mind for me?” “What surprises you most about humankind?” God answered, “That they get bored with childhood, they rush to grow up, and then long to be children again. That they lose their health to make money… and then lose their money to restore their health. That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live in neither the present nor the future. That they live as if they will never die, and die as though they had never lived.” God’s hand took mine and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked, “As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons you want your children to learn?” He answered, “To learn they cannot make anyone love them. All they can do is to let themselves love others. To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in those they love, and it can take many years to heal them. To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most, but is one who needs the least. To learn that there are people who love them dearly, but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings. To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another, but they must also forgive themselves.”
“Thank you for your time,” I said humbly. “Is there anything else you would like your children to know?” God smiled and said: “Just to know that I am always here.”
1．To God, a rich man is one who _________.
A．lives a simple life
B．is content with little
C．doesn’t want to be rich
D．gives others a lot
2．Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A．God does exist in the world.
B．He who loves others is sure to be loved by others.
C．When one makes a mistake, he should try to find an excuse to forgive himself.
D．It is easier to lose a friend than to make a friend.
3．The author wrote the passage to ______________.
A．invite people to believe in God.
B．present people’s mistaken attitudes to life and give advice on how to live happily
C．show what is important in life.
D．give God’s opinions of humankind and lessons God wants us to learn
4．What does the underlined word “humbly” in the last paragraph probably mean?
A．Curiously B．Angrily C．Not proudly D．Surprisingly