Wewerestandingatthetopofachurchtower.MyfatherhadbroughtmetothisspotinasmallItaliantownnotfarfromourhomeinRome.Iwonderedwhy.“LookdownElsa”Fathersaid.Igatheredallmycourageandlookeddown.Isawthesq

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We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had brought me to this spot in a small Italian town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered why. “Look down Elsa ” Father said. I gathered all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形的) of twisting turning streets leading to the square.

“See my dear ” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road try another.”

Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the awful lunches that were served at school. But she refused because she could not believe the lunches were as bad as I said. When I turned to Father for help he didn’t say anything. Instead he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson.

In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson Father taught me. It not only helped me deal with the lunch trouble but also made me know where I wanted to go in life. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working until I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always remind me that there is more than one way to the square.

(    ) 1. The writer’s father took her to the top of a church tower to ____________.

A. enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole town

B. find out how many ways lead to the square

C. encourage her to find out another way to solve her problem

D. help her forget some unpleasant things earlier that day

(    ) 2. The writer’s mother_________ when she was first told about the awful lunch at school.

A. did something delicious for the writer

B. refused to do something about the awful lunch

C. tasted the awful lunch

D. spoke to the school about lunch

(    ) 3. By sharing her own experiences the writer tries to tell us ____________.

A. when one road is blocked try another

B. how bad the lunch of her school is

C. how wise her father is

D. about the church tower near her home

(    ) 4. From the story we can infer that  ____________.

A. the writer doesn’t like her mother any more

B. every time she has problems she would first go to her father

C. the writer finally found out the way to solve the awful lunch at school

D. the writer’s friends like to ask her for advice

Answer 1

1C  2B  3A  4C