With a hat by his feet，a blind boy sat on the steps of a building. He held up a sign which said，" I ' m blind, please help. "
Only a few people put 16 in the hat. A man was walking by. He 17 some coins into the hat. He then turned the sign 18 . wrote some words, put the sign back and left.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people 19 to give money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man came to see 20 things were. The boy recognized his footsteps (脚步声) and asked, "Were you the one who 21 my sign this morning? What did you write?"
The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a 22 way. "What he had written was," Today is a beautiful day, 23 I cannot see it. "
Both the 24 told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply 25 people to help by throwing some money into the 26 . The second one, however, told people that they were able to enjoy the 27 of the day, but the boy couldn't 28 he was blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn 29 this story. First, be thankful for what
you have. Someone else has less. Help them if you can. 30 , be creative. Think differently.
There is always a better way !
( )16. A. eggs B. coins C. toys D. pencils
( )17. A. got B. lost C. took D. dropped
( 18. A. on B. off C. back D. around
( )19. A. asked B. began C. hoped D. continued
( )20. A. how B. what C. whose D. which
( )21. A. put B. found C. changed D. cleaned
( )22. A. usual B. simple C. different D. dangerous
( )23. A. as B. so C. for D. but
( )24. A. signs B. men C. boys D. lessons
( )25.A. told B. took C. helped D. ordered
( )26. A. bag B. hat C. pocket D. basket
( )27. A. food B. songs C. beauty D. pictures
( )28. A. because B. unless C. before D. though
( )29. A. about B. with C. from D. except
( )30.A. First B. Second C. Third D. Fourth