1 . Rick went home from school by bus one day. When an old woman got on the bus, Rick gave her his seat. The old woman thanked him and gave him three apples. She said to him in a whisper, “Tell the apple what you want to be. Eat it and then wait and see.”
Rick thanked her and went to the park with the apples. There were some tall boys. “I want to be tall and strong.” Rick said and ate the first apple. Suddenly, he grew into a big boy. But all the boys ran away in panic when they saw him.
Rick was sad. He took out another apple and said, “I want to be famous and have lots of friends.” With these words, he ate the second apple. But when hundreds of people wanted to interview him, he ran away.
When he saw a sports car, Rick wanted to be rich and ate the third apple. But when his wish came true, he was unhappy at all.
A few days later, Rick met the old lady again. She told him, “Go to the garden, find a small yellow flower and tell the flower what you want to be.”
Rick went to the garden and picked up the flower. Then he said, “I want to be myself.” Suddenly, he was at the park again and one of the boys said to him, “Come on and play with us!”
1. The old lady thanked Rick because he was a ________ boy.| A．weak | B．kind | C．careful | D．funny |
| A．a feeling of being afraid | B．a feeling of being surprised |
| C．a feeling of being happy | D．a feeling of being amazed |
| A．tall and strong | B．very rich | C．famous | D．special |
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
