Two Stories

王志剛

Mrs. Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said：Were you ever in a hospital when you were small？ How did you feel？ The doctors in Childrens Hospital were asking for money for childrens toys （玩具）. Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys were needed to keep these sick （生病的） children happy and quiet. Money for them could be sent to the hospital.

After Mrs. Weeks read the story，she said，“This story gives me an idea.”

“You want us to bring some money for the toys.” “We could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital.” said the boys and girls one after another.

“Well，your ideas would be nice，” Mrs Weeks said，“but mine is different.”

“We could make some toys.” shouted one of them.

Mrs. Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys？” she asked.

“Yes， yes.” the whole class answered.

“Great！ Lets begin to make toys tomorrow.” said Mrs. Weeks.

On Saturday afternoon，Mrs. Weeks took children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy，too.

A few days later，Mrs. Weeks read another newspaper story to the class：

Some school pupils brought toys to Childrens Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said，“We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say，‘THANK YOU，GRADE THREE.”

鞏固提高：

1. What was the first newspaper story mainly （主要） about？

A. Sick children in Childrens Hospital.

B. Doctors in Childrens Hospital.

C. Mrs. Weeks and her students.

D. Toys made by the boys and girls.

2. What “idea” did Mrs. Weeks have in mind？

A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.

B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.

C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.

D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.

3. Doctors in Childrens Hospital didnt haveto keep the children happy and quiet.

A. enough timeB. enough boys and girls

C. enough money to buy toys for? ? ?D. enough doctors

4. At first，the doctors in Childrens Hospital wanted tothe sick children.

A. give some money toB. make some toys for

C. get money to buy toys for ? ? D. borrow some toys for

5. What Mrs. Weeks really wanted to do is to .

A. let everyone know her class

B. save some money for toys

C. make herself famous

D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others