Inspirational Story
A long time ago there was a boy. He was smart, talented and handsome. However, he was very selfish and his temper was so difficult, that nobody wanted to be
friends with him. Often he got angry and said various hurtful things to people around him.
The boy‘s parents very concerned about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of nails. The father said: „Every time you get angry, take a nail and drive into that old fence as hard as you can.“
The fence was very tough and the hammer was heavy, nevertheless the boy was so furious that during the very first day he has driven 37 nails.
Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually decreasing. After some time, the boy started to understand that holding his temper is easier that driving nails into the fence.
One day the boy didn‘t need hammer and nails anymore as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his achievement. „Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long, pull out one nail“.
Much time has passed. At last the boy could be proud of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he offered to come and take a careful look at the fence. „You did a good job, my son, though pay your attention to the holes that left from the nails. The fence will never be the same. The same happens when your say hurtful things to people, as your words leave scars in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to treat everyone with love and respect, because it doesn‘t matter, that you say you are sorry, the scars will not disappear.
The boy‘s parents very concerned about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of nails. The father said: „Every time you get angry, take a nail and drive into that old fence as hard as you can.“
The fence was very tough and the hammer was heavy, nevertheless the boy was so furious that during the very first day he has driven 37 nails.
Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually decreasing. After some time, the boy started to understand that holding his temper is easier that driving nails into the fence.
One day the boy didn‘t need hammer and nails anymore as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his achievement. „Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long, pull out one nail“.
Much time has passed. At last the boy could be proud of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he offered to come and take a careful look at the fence. „You did a good job, my son, though pay your attention to the holes that left from the nails. The fence will never be the same. The same happens when your say hurtful things to people, as your words leave scars in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to treat everyone with love and respect, because it doesn‘t matter, that you say you are sorry, the scars will not disappear.
1. Who's the main character of the text above?
a. The boy b. The girl c. The boy's father d. The boy's mother e. The boy's sister
2. He was smart, talented and handsome....... (paragraph 1)
He refers to.......
a. The man b. The father c. The girl d. The boy e. The old man
3. The right statement from the text above......
a. The boy was kind
b. The boy was greedy
c. The boy was very selfish
d. The boy was clumsy
e. The boy was ugly
4. What did he do when he get angry?
a. Get a drink
b. Say various hurtful things to people around him
c. Hit the wall
d. Screaming
e. Crying
5. What his father be ordered when he's angry?
a. His father order him to take a nail and drive it into that old fence as hard as he can
b. His father order him to wash the car
c. His father order him to sweep the floor
d. His father order him to pray to the God
e. His father order him to break the brick with his hands
6. How many nails are stuck in the fence at the first day?
a. 11
b. 22
c. 33
d. 37
e. 40
7. The fence was very tough and the hammer was heavy. The underlined word has similar meaning to
a. Hard
b. Soft
c. Thin
d. Small
e. Big
8. Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually decreasing. The underlined word has opposite meaning to
a. Lessen
b. Increasing
c. Thin out
d. Diminish
e. Ebb
9. He came to his father and told about his achievement. Then, his father order him to........ when he hold his temper all day long
a. Get a drink
b. Pray to the God
c. Sleeping
d. Pull out one nail from the fence
e. Screaming
10. What's the moral value of the text above?
a. Don't cheat!
b. Obey your parents
c. Respect each other
d. Help each other
e. Don't hurt people!
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