AsayoungstertherewasnothingIlikedbetterthanSundayaf?ternoonsonmygrandfather'sfarminwesternPennsylvania.Sur?roundedbymilesofwindingstonewallsthehouseandfieldprovidedendlesshoursoffunforacitykidlikeme.
IcanstillrememberoneafternoonwhenIwaseightyearsold.SincemyfirstvisittothefarmIhadwantedmorethananythingtobeallowedtoclimbthestonewallssurroundingthehouses.Myparentswouldneverapprove.Thewallswereold;somestonesweremissingotherslooseandfalling.StillmyideatoclimbacrossthosewallsgrewsostrongthatfinallyonespringafternoonIhadallmycouragetoenterthelivingroomwheretheadultshadgatheredafterSundaydin?ner.
"Iuh―Iwanttoclimbthestonewalls"Isaid.Everyonelookedup."CanIclimbthestonewalls?"Immediatelyvoicesofdisagreementwentupfromthewomenintheroom."Heavensno!You'llhurtyourself!"Iwasn'ttoodisappoint?ed;theresponsewasjustasI'dexpected.ButbeforeIcouldleavetheroomIwasstoppedbymygrandfather'sloudvoice."Nowholdonjustaminute"Iheardhimsay."Lettheboyclimbthestonewalls.Hehastolearntodothingsforhimself."
"Go”,hesaidtome"andcomeandseemewhenyougetback."ForthenexttwoandahalfhoursIclimbedthoseoldwalls―andhadthetimeofmylife.LaterImetwithmygrandfathertotellhimaboutmyadventures.I'llneverforgetwhathesaid."Fred"hesaidsmiling."Youmadethisdayaspecialdayjustbybeingyourself.Alwaysrememberthatthere'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyouandthatIlikeyouexactlyasyouare."
ManyyearshavepassedsincethenandtodayIhostthetelevisionprogrammeMisterRogers'NeighbourhoodseenbymillionsofchildrenthroughoutAmerica.Therehavebeenchangesovertheyearsbutonethingremainsthesame:mymes?sagetochildrenattheendofalmosteveryvisit."There'sonlyonepersoninthiswholeworldlikeyou”,thekidscancountonhearingmesay"andpeoplecanlikeyouexactlyasyouare."
5.Hearingthewriter'sideatoclimbthestonewalls .
A.alltheadultsweresurprised
B.alltheadultsagreed
C.alltheadultsdisagreed
D.notalltheadultsdisagreed
6.Thewriterenjoyedhisvisitstothefarmbecause.