AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanautomobilefromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulhisofficeastreeturchin(顽童)waswalkingaroundtheshinynewcarit.
“IsthisyourcarMister?”hesaid.
Paulnodded“MybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywas“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidn'tcostyouanything?Iwish…”He.
OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingto.Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidshockedPaulallthewaytohisheels.
“Iwish.”theboywenton“thatcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”
Paullookedattheboyinthenimpulsively(有意地)headded“Wouldyouliketotakeainmycar?”
“OhyesI'dlovethat.”
Afterashortridetheboywithhiseyesshiningsaid“Misterwouldyouminddrivinginfrontof?”
Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughttheboywantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigautomobile.ButPaulwaswrong.“Willyoustopthosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.
Hegotoutandthesteps.TheninalittlewhilePaulheardhimcomingbackslowly.Hewashislittlecrippled(跛足的)brother.Hesathimdownonthebottomstepthensortofsqueezedupagainsthimandthecar.
“sheisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.I'mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforalltheprettythingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout.”
Paulgotoutandliftedthecrippledboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshining-eyedolderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreeofthembeganamemorableride.
ThatChristmasEvePaullearnedwhatJesusmeantwhenhesaid“Itismoreblessedtogive.”
1.A.checkedintoB.devotedtoC.cameoutofD.pickedup
2.A.admiringB.strikingC.measuringD.examining
3.A.amusedB.touchedC.astonishedD.relaxed
4.A.chokedB.hesitatedC.promotedD.neglected
5.A.sendforB.lookforC.wishforD.carefor
6.A.downB.outC.inD.up
7.A.mineB.yoursC.youD.I
8.A.silenceB.astonishmentC.lowspiritsD.view
9.A.chanceB.rideC.lookD.rest
10.A.turnedB.jumpedC.criedD.smiled
11.A.mybrotherB.myneighborhoodC.thestepsD.myhouse
12.A.no