About ten years ago when I was an undergraduate in college. I was working as a practice student at my University's Museum of Natural History. One day while working at the cash register in the gift shop, I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.
As I looked closer at this girl, I saw that she was kind of set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and main body. She was wearing a little white dress with red dots.
As the couple wheeled her up to me, I was looking down at the register. I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest(可愛(ài)的), largest smile I have ever seen.
All of a sudden her handicap (殘疾)was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just melted me and  gave me a completely new sense of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world--- a world of smiles, love and warmth.
That was ten years ago. I'm a successful business person now and whenever I feel down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught me.
小題1:What do we know about the author?
A．He graduated from Natural History University.
B．He majored in Natural History at university .
C．He ran a gift shop in the university
D．He is a successful businessman
小題2:When the author looked again, he saw that the little girl____.
A．was wearing a beautiful red dress
B．wasn’t able to move in the wheelchair
C．was badly injured
D．was only able to smile
小題3: In the author’s opinion, the little girl was not disabled at all because ______.
A．she told everyone how to live a good life
B．she offered him suppport in his business
C．she could take good care of herself
D．she had a strong spirit
小題4:What would be the best title for his passage?
A．World of smilesB．Love of a girl
C．A badly disabled girlD．Secret of a businessman

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A
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