Mylifesufferedalotinsummerfiveyearsago.Myfatherdiedinacaraccident,leavingmymother,mytwoyoungerbrothersandIalone.Atthattime,Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Aftermyfather’sfuneral,Ihadnochoicebuttodropoutofschoolandworkinafactory.
Ireallywantedtoreturntoschoolandwantedtogotocollege,butIcouldn’t.Ionlyhopedtobringupmytwoyoungbrothers.Lifewasnoteasyforme,forIcan’taffordtheirtuitionevenifIworkedfromdaytonightwithoutstopping.Withoutmyfather’sprotection,IthoughtIwasaslavetothefate.
Lateron,somethingchangedmylife.Istillrememberthatitwasarainyday.Iputmyselfintherainandwalkedslowlyinthestreet.
Suddenlytherainstopped!Iraisedmyheadandfound“thesky”wasinfactadarkblueumbrella.ThenInoticedamiddle?agedmanwithonelegoncrutch(拐杖)standingbehindme.Hesaidtome,“Whynotrunwithoutanumbrella?Ifyoudidn’trun,youwouldgetdrenched.”
Themantoldmethathewasapromoter.Heoncedreamedofbeingapoliceman,butanaccidentruinedhisdream.Thoughhispresentjobwasnotsuitableforhislegs,itwasawonderfulstarttohim.Hewasveryhappythathedidn’tloseheartandstill“ran”ontheroadoflife...
Iwasencouragedbytheman’swords.Iwenttoabigcityandbecameanassurancerepresentative.Aftertwoyears’running,Ididwellandmyfamilyconditionturnedbetterlittlebylittle.LaterIreturnedtoschoolandsucceededinmyentrancetouniversity.
Lifeislikethis.Whenyouareinrainydaysinyourlife,ifyoucouldn’tfindawaytopreventyoufrombeingwet,youwouldbeoverwhelmed.Butifyoudecidetogetridofit,you’lldiscoverthattherainydayslastnotsolongasyouimagine.
1.Whathappenedtothewriteratthebeginningofthestory?
A.Hisfatherdiedinacaraccidentsixyearsago.
B.Hehadtodropoutofschooltolookafterhissickmother.
C.Hecouldn’taffordhistwobrothers’tuitionevenifheworkedfromdaytonight.
D.Hedidn’thavemoneytoholdthefuneralforhisfather.
2.Aboutthemiddle?agedmanwithonelegoncrutch,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Hehaddreamtofbeingapoliceman.
B.Hewasapromoter.
C.Helostoneleginanaccide