A young woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted it immediately and would like to do anything to take the words back. what she had said hurt her friend so much that her woman herself also felt very painful. To make up what she had done, she went to an old wise man in the village and ask for advice.
The old man understood the young woman’s suffering. He know he must help her. He knew he could never remove her pain, but he could teach. And he also knew the result would depend only on her character.
“Tonight, take your best feather pillows and put single feather on the doorstep of each house in the village before the sun rises,” he said.
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, even though the feather pillows were very dear to her. All night long, she made her efforts alone in the cold. Finally it got light and she places the last feather on the step of the last house. Just as the sun rise, she returned to the old man.
“Now,” said the man, “go back and refill your pillows with the feathers you have put on the steps. Then every thing will be as it was before.”
“You know that’s impossible! The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!” The young woman was surprised.
“That’s true,” said the old man. “Each of your words is like a feather in the wind. Once your words are spoken, no matter how much effort you make and how sincere you are, you can never return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and protect people you love from being hurt.”
7. According to Paragraph 2, the old man ______.
A.could remove her pain | B.knew a lot about her character |
C.refused to teach her | D.decided to help her learn something |
8. When did the woman come back to the old man?
A.In the evening | B.At midnight |
C.At sunrise | D.In the afternoon |
9. After the women came back to him, the old man advised her to ______.
A.put the feathers back to the pillows | B.make some now pillows |
C.take away the feathers | D.Find more feathers |
10. What can we learn from the story?
A.Taking one’s advice before doing. |
B.Thinking carefully before speaking. |
C.Asking for advice when you have troubles. |
D.Talking to people when you have troubles. |