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A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street boy was walking around the shiny new car admiring it. “Is this your car Paul？”he asked.

Paul nodded “Yes my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy I wish…” He hesitated．

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels .

“I wish ” the boy went on “that I could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment then without thinking he added “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”

“Oh yes I’d love that.”

After a short ride the boy turned and with his eyes shining said “Mister would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

“There she is Buddy just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

The Christmas Eve. Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: “It is more blessed to give…”

1．What does the sentence underlined in paragraph 3 mean?

A．What the boy said made Paul excited.

B．The words that the boy said made Paul very content.

C．What the boy said made Paul feel shocked.

D．The words that the boy said made Paul happy.

2．How many times was Paul wrong?

A．Once. B．Twice.

C．Three times. D．The passage doesn’t mention it.

3．Why did the boy ask Paul to drive the car in front of his house?

A．Because he wanted to show off in front of his neighbours.

B．Because he wanted to show his brother the car.