8 . “To put yourself in someone else’s shoes” means to put yourself in someone else’s condition, especially a bad one. Have you ever tried to put yourself in someone else’s shoes before? If you have, let’s share the story together.
It was a true story in an African country. The white government had a public rule. It was that black people could not go to some places that white people could. White people tried to stay away from black people because they thought white people were more excellent than black people.
One day a white girl from America, Becky, lay on the beach to take a break from swimming in the sea. Then she fell asleep. When she woke up, the sun went down already. She was so hungry that she walked into a restaurant near the beach. She picked a chair by the window and sat down. She kept waiting for about 15 minutes. No waiter took her order. She got really angry. Finally, she decided to find the manager.
When she stood up and was ready to shout at the manager, she saw a large mirror before her. When she looked at herself in the mirror, her eyes filled up with tears. It was clear that she was suntanned. She looked like a black girl instead. At this moment, Becky realized how black people felt when white people looked down upon them!
1. The story happened in
________.
| A．America | B．Europe | C．Africa | D．Asia |
2. From the passage, we know Becky was a
________ girl.
| A．white | B．black. | C．rich | D．sick |
3. Becky was really angry in the restaurant because
________.
| A．she was very hungry | B．there was no empty table |
| C．the restaurant was so crowded | D．the waiters left her alone |
4. What’s the meaning of the underlined word“suntanned”in the last paragraph?
5. What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．In Someone else’s Shoes | B．A Free Dinner Near the Sea |
| C．How Nice the White People Are | D．What a Patient Waiter |
