Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant. We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant. Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal. I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes. His hair was unwashed. He was smiling at my Erik.
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man. Then we decided to leave. The old man sat between the door and us.
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势). Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s. Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.
Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face. His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地). A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam. You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I cried, with my face burning hot. A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes. At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .
| A.terrible | B.friendly |
| C.impossible | D.wise |
The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.
| A.had finished the meal already |
| B.had some important things to do |
| C.thought the food there was bad |
| D.worried about their baby’s safety |
We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.
| A.showed kindness to the old man | B.had seen the old man before |
| C.was popular in the restaurant | D.was hurt by the old man |
Why did the old man thank the writer?
| A.Because the writer bought food for him |
| B.Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him |
| C.Because staying with the baby made him feel happy |
| D.Because the writer asked him to play with her baby |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A.A special restaurant | B.A lovely baby |
| C.Soul and clothes | D.Parents’ influence on babies |