ThingsAreNotAlwaysBlackorWhiteWhenIwasinprimaryschoolIgotintoanargument(withaboyinmyclass.Iforgot1theargumentwasaboutbut1neverforgotthe2Ilearnedthatday.
IthoughtthatIwasrigluandhewaswrong—buthethoughtthatIwaswrongandhewasright.Theteacherdecidedto3usanimportantlesson.Shebroughtusuptothefrontoftheclassandplacedtheboyononesideofherdeskandmeonthe4.Inthemiddleofherdeskwasalargeroundobject
体).Icouldclearlyseethatitwas5.Sheaskedtheboywhatcolortheobjectwas.White"hean
swered.
Icouldn’t6hesaidtheobjectwaswhitewhenitwasobviously(明显)black!Anotherargu-mentstarted7___myclassmateandme—itwasaboutthecoloroftheobject.
TheteachertoldmetostandwheretheboywasstandingandtoldhimtostandwhereIhadbeen.We8—placesandnowsheaskedmewhatcolortheobjectwas.IhadtoansweruWhite."Thetwosidesoftheobjectwereindifferentcolors.Fromhisviewitwaswhitewhilefrommineitwasblack.
Myteachertaughtmeanimportantlessonthatday:You9standinotherpeople’sshoesandlookatthe10throughtheireyesinordertotrulyunderstandtheirperspectives.
()1.A.which B.why C.what D.whom
()2.A.song B.lesson C.story D.news
()3.A.teach B.suggest C.leam D.describe
()4.A.another B.other C.secondD.each
()5.A.white B.blue C.black D.yellow
()6.A.decide B.answer C.see D.believe
()7.A.between B.across C.without D.over
()8.A.agreed B.left C.chose D.changed
()9.A.may B.must C.can't D.will
()10.A.object B.color C.information D.situation