【Astimewentbythebabygrewup.Therewasnothingwrongwithhishearing.Butsomekidslaughedathimbecausehedidn’thaveears.Thebabywasverysadbuthisparentsdidnothingbutfeltsorryforhim.Theboy’sfathertalkedwith】

　　Astimewentbythebabygrewup.Therewasnothingwrongwithhishearing.Butsomekidslaughedathimbecausehedidn’thaveears.Thebabywasverysadbuthisparentsdidnothingbutfeltsorryforhim.

　　Theboy’sfathertalkedwithadoctor.“Couldnothingbedone?”thefatherasked.“IbelieveIcouldgivehimapairofouterearsiftheycouldbegot.”Thedoctoranswered.Sotheybegantolookforapersonwhowouldliketogivehisorherears.

　　Twoyearswentby.Thenthefathersaid“Youaregoingtothehospitalson.MotherandIhavefoundsomeoneanditwillgivetheearsyouneed.Butit’sasecret”saidthefather.Theoperationwasverysuccessful.Severalyearslaterhegotagoodjob.

　　Onedayhetoldhisfather“ButImustknowwhogavesomuchtome.Iwanttodosomethingforhimorher.”“IamsorrybutIcan’ttellyou.”Saidthefather.

　　Thesecretwaskeptforyearsbutthedaydidcome.Fortheboyitwasoneofthedarkestdays.Hestoodwithhisfatheroverhismother’scoffin.

　　Slowlythefatherraisedherthickbrownhairtoshowthathismotherhadnoouterears.“Yourmothersaidshewasgladthatsheneverletherhairbecut”hesaid“andnobodyeverthoughtshewaslessbeautifuldidthey?”

　　1.Whydidthekidslaughattheboy?

　　A.Becauseheheardnothing.

　　B.Becausehehadonlyanear.

　　C.Becausehehadnoparents.

　　D.Becausehehadnoears.

　　2.Whogavetheearstotheboy？

　　A.Adoctor.

　　B.Hisfather.

　　C.Hismother.

　　D.Agoodman.

　　3.Whydidtheboy’smotherneverletherhairbecut?

　　A.Becauseshelikedlonghair.

　　B.Becauseshedidn’tlethersonknowthesecret.

　　C.Becauseshehadonlyanear.

　　D.Becauseshehadnoearswhenshewasborn.

　　4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Thereisnothingwrongwiththeboy’sears.

　　B.Theboy’sparentsdidnothingfortheboy.

　　C.Justaftertheoperationtheboyknewthetruth.

　　D.Beforetheboyknewthetruthhismotherdied.

　　5.Fromthepassageweknow“__________”.

　　A.earsareveryimportant

　　B.noearsaregood

　　C.parents’loveisgreat

　　D.secretsareknownbypeople