Sometimes a small act of kindness can make the world different. On a rainy day, a 14-year-old boy, Jack, covered an old man with an umbrella in the street.
“The heavy rain started suddenly. Many people in the street didn’t take umbrellas,” said Jack’s father. He owns a family-run restaurant. Jack and his two brothers help there on weekends. That day Jack happened to help there. When Jack saw the old man in the heavy rain, he ran out with an umbrella. They walked together until the old man got to the bus station.
While Jack was helping the old man, a boy called Ricky happened to be there. He recorded(录制) the act of kindness during his meal. Later he put the short video online and wrote, “Good kids are around us. I want more people to learn from their kindness.”
It quickly became popular on the Internet. Many people gave “likes” and comments(评论). One of them wrote, “What a kind boy! A small act can really make a difference!”
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1. How did Jack help the old man?
| A．By catching a taxi for him. | B．By carrying the bag for him. |
| C．By covering him with an umbrella. | D．By sending him to his house. |
| A．In the street. | B．On the way to school. |
| C．At the bus station. | D．In the restaurant. |
| A．To show people the bad weather. | B．To look for the old man’s family. |
| C．To call on people to do something good. | D．To tell people the importance of taking an umbrella. |
| A．The restaurant. | B．The short video. | C．The umbrella. | D．The street. |
| A．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. | B．Two heads are better than one. |
| C．Where there is a will, there is a way. | D．A small act can make a big difference. |
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