AfriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisofficeastreeturchin(顽童)waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar."Isthisyourcarsir?"heasked.

Paulanswered"YesmybrothergaveittomeforChristmas."Theboywassurprised."Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?SirIwish.…”Hehesitated(犹豫).Paulthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywantedbutwhattheboysaidsurprisedhimgreatly."Iwish"theboywenton"thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat."Paullookedattheboyinsurpriseandthenhesaidagain"Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar?""OhyesI'dloveto"theboyanswered.

Afterashortridetheboyturnedandwithhiseyesshiningsaid"Sirwouldyouminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?"

Paulsmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisneighborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButPaulwaswrongagain."Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?"theboyasked.

Heranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhilePaulheardhimcomingbackbuthewasnotcomingfast.Hewascarryinghislittlecrippled(残疾的)brother.Hesatdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.

"ThereheisBuddyjustlikeItoldyouupstairs.HisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasanditdidn'tcosthimacent.AndsomedayFmgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit."thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChristmaswindowsthatI'vebeentryingtotellyouabout."

Paulgotoutandliftedtheboytothefrontseatofhiscar.Theshiningeyedelderbrotherclimbedinbesidehimandthethreebegananunforgettableholidayride.

( )11.Thestreeturchinwasverysurprisedwhen.

A.hemetPaul

B.Paultoldhimaboutthecar

C.Paulreceivedanexpensivecar

D.hewaswalkingaroundthecar

( )12.Fromthestorywecanseetheurchin .

A.wishedtogivehisbrotheracar

B.wantedPaul'sbrothertogivehimacar

C.wishedhecouldhaveabrotherlikePaul's

D.wishedPaulcouldbeabrotherlikethat

( )13.TheurchinaskedPaultostophiscarinfrontofhishouse.

A.toshowhehadarichfriend

B.toshowhisneighborsthebigcar

C.tolethi