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Tim a successful businessman told stories of his childhood.

When he was 12  his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street a young lady was walking in front of him: Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up she dropped other bags. He came to help her. "Thank you!You are a nice little boy!" she said kindly smiling.

A special feeling came to him. They were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away and then he whistled to his dog and directly to the river nearby.

"Thank you!You are a nice little boy！" he repeated the woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog "You are a nice little dog!" Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.

"Um!Even a dog likes it " he said. "Well Tiger I won't say unkind words to you any more. " Tiger waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked he saw a clean boy. He was amazed. From then on it was the beginning of a new life for him.

After telling this story the businessman stopped for a while and then he said " Ladies and gentlemen this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What great power it has!"

(   ) 1. What happened to Tim when he was young?

   A. He lost his lovely dog.

   B. He often laughed at others.

   C. Both of his parents died.

   D. He did business to support himself.

(   ) 2. What made Tim start a new life?

   A. The hard life. B. The lady's words.

   C. His lovely dog. D. His own business.

(   ) 3. It's clear that         .

   A. Tim had few friends around him

   B. Tim was hardly looked down upon

   C. Tim spoke unkind words to Tiger

   D. Tim helped the lady when she needed help

(   ) 4. The underlined phrase "first seed" in the passage means "         

   A. beginning B idea   C. end   D. hope

(   ) 5. What's the best title of this passage?

   A. A Dog and a Boy

   B. The Boy's Friendship

   C. Successful Business

   D. The Power of Kindness National Music Enjoy the music from Jiang Dawei the famous singer.

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