Erik was a fourteen-year-old boy. He thought he was a young man but his parents didn’t think so. They told him, “When you begin to think about 1 others, you’ll be a young man.”
One morning, his parents gave Erik 2 money to buy hamburgers at a store. He saw an old man there. The old man looked very 3 . Erik went up to him and found that the old man had lost his money and hadn’t had 4 for his breakfast. Erik took the old man to the nearest restaurant. But the man ordered only a glass of water for 5 . Erik felt sorry for him, so he asked the waiter to 6 the old man some bread and a cup of coffee. The old man was so 7 that he ate up all the food very soon. After that, the old man told Erik that he would never forget 8 kindness. Erik was very pleased when he heard the old man said, “You are a very good young man.”
9 their surprise, the food was a present because 10 day was the birthday of the boss.
( ) 1. A. help B. helping C. to help D. helped
( ) 2. A. a few B. few C. some D. many
( ) 3. A. sick B. tired C. weak D. fine
( ) 4. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
( ) 5. A. themselves B. herself C. myself D. himself
( ) 6. A. take B. bring C. taking D. bringing
( ) 7. A. full B. worried C. hungry D. sad
( ) 8. A. your B. my C. her D. his
( ) 9. A. For B. To C . At D. On
( ) 10. A. that B. this C. those D. these