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