Forthislittleboyitwasthecoldestwinter.Inthatwinterhisfatherlostaleginanaccident.Hecouldn’tgoouttoworkagain.Fromthenonhisfatherbecameanotherperson.Heoftenlosthistemperandbeathim.
Onenighttheboywaswalkingslowlylonelyonthestreet.HepassedalovelysmallshopHelookedatsomenicepackages(包)ofcoffeequietlyforalongtime.Anideacameintohismind.Heknewhisfatherlovedcoffeeandheknewstealingwasnogood.Butallhecouldthinkofwashisfather’ssmile.Hesoonputapackageofcoffeeintohisjacketandranbackhome.Hegavethecoffeetohisfatherwhogaveasmilethattheboyhadmissedforsolong.Butunfortunatelybeforehisfathercouldtastethecoffeetheshopkeeperbrokeinandcaughttheboy.Hisfatherbeathimagain.
Yearslaterhebecameasuccessfulbusinessman.Onedayhismothercalledandsaidhisfatherwantedtoseehim.Busyworkingherefused.Weekslaterheheardthesadnewsthathisfatherhadpassedaway.Whenhewentthroughtherelics(衣物)hefoundanoldbox.Insidetheboxwasthecoffeethathehadstolenfromtheshop.Onthecoverwashisfather’shandwriting:“Thegiftfrommyson.”Therewasalsoaletter:“DearsonI’mafailureasafather.ButIalsohaveadream—toownacoffeeshopwhereIcanmakecupsofcoffeeforyou.I’msorryIdidn’tmakeit.”
Sadnesssuddenlyoccupiedhim.Heregrettednotmeetinghisfatherforthelasttimeanddecidedtocompletehisfather’sdream.Afterquittinghisownjobhestartedacoffeebusiness.
Thecoffeebusinessisnowahugesuccess.AndthelittleboyisHowardSchultz—theownerofthemultinationalcorporationStarbucks.
1.Whydidtheboy’sfatherbecomeadifferentperson?
A.Becausetheboydidn’tstudyveryhard.
B.Becausehelostalegandcouldn’tsupportthefamily.
C.Becausehelostanarminanaccident.
D.Becauseitwasthecoldestwinter.
2.Fromthesecondpassagewecouldinferthat________________.
A.theboywantedtotastethedeliciouscoffee
B.theboylikedstealingthings
C.theboywantedtomakehisfatherhappy
D.theboy’smotherlikeddrinkingcoffee
3.Whatdidtheboyregretmost?
A.Notmeetinghisfatherforthelasttime.
B.Ste