YearsagoIlivedinabuildinginalargecity.Thebuildingnextdoorwasonlyafewfeetawayfrommine.TherewasawomanwholivedtherewhomIhadnevermetyetIcouldseeherseatedbyherwindoweachafternoonsewingorreading.

AfterseveralmonthshadgonebyIbegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.Iwouldsaytomyself“Iwonderwhythatwomandoesn’twashherwindow.Itreallylooksterrible.”

OnebrightmorningIdecidedtocleanmyflatincludingwashingthewindowontheinside.

LateintheafternoonwhenIfinishedthecleaningIsatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!Acrossthewaythewomansittingbyherwindowwasclearlyvisible.Herwindowwasclean!

Thenitdawnedonme.Ihadbeencriticizing(批评)herdirtywindowbutallthetimeIwaswatchinghersthroughmyowndirtywindow.

Thatwasquiteanimportantlessonforme.HowoftenhadIlookedatandcriticizedothersthroughthedirtywindowofmyheartthroughmyownshortcomings?

SincethenwheneverIwantedtojudge(评判)someoneIaskedmyselffirst“AmIlookingathimthroughmyowndirtywindow?”ThenItrytocleanthewindowofmyownworldsothatImayseetheworldaboutmemoreclearly

1.Thewritercouldn’tseeeverythingclearlythroughthewindowbecause_____

A.thewoman’swindowwasdirty

B.thewriter’swindowwasdirty

C.thewomanlivednearby

D.thewriterwasnear-sighted

2.Thewriterwassurprisedthat________

A.thewomanwassittingbyherwindow

B.thewoman’swindowwasclean

C.thewomandidcleaningintheafternoon

D.thewoman’swindowwasstillterrible

3.“Itdawnedonme”probablymeans“______”

A.Ibegantounderstandit

B.itcheeredmeup

C.Iknewitgrewlight

D.itbegantogetdark

4.It’sclearthat________

A.thewriterhadnevermetthewomanbefore

B.thewriteroftenwashedthewindow

C.theybothworkedascleaners　

D.theylivedinasmalltown

5.Fromthepassagewecanlearn_________

A.oneshouldn’tcriticizeothersveryoften

B.oneshouldoftenmake