A Greedy Boy

罗天靓

There lived a twin brother called Sam and Tom！ They were twins who looked the same， even their mother found it too hard to tell them from each other during the first month of birth. However， they were like two poles when it comes to everything other than their appearance. They neither agreed with anything nor did they share even one single thing！ Sam had no friends， while for Tom the world was friendship. Sam loved sweets and Tom loved to eat spicy （辛辣的） foods. Sam was mommys pet and Tom was daddys pet. While Sam was generous， Tom was greedy！

As they grew up， their father wanted to share his wealth equally （平均地）. However， Tom did not agree and he said that whoever was more intelligent and stronger would gain higher share of wealth than the other. Sam agreed. Their father decided to hold a competition between the two. And he asked the two sons to walk as long as they could and they should return home before the sunset. Whoever covered the longer distance and returned home before sunset would get huge amount of wealth proportionate （相应的） to the distance they covered. They didnt carry watch to keep time. Both started to walk a long way during a sunny day. Sam walked slowly and steadily， while Tom wanted to win over Sam and started to run at once.

The distance they cover until mid-noon would be equal to the distance they would reach home before sunset. It was mid-noon and Sam decided to return back as he could reach home on time. However， Tom， with his greediness to earn more wealth， did not turn his way back home even after mid-noon. He walked two times longer distance than what Sam was covered and decided to go back home before the sunset. He began to return home as the sun turned orange in the evening. Unfortunately， he could not even make half way home and the moon rose. He lost the race and was beaten because of greediness！

GREEDINESS WILL MAKE YOU LOSE EVERYTHING！

阅读选择

1. What were Sam and Tom？

A. They were neighbors.

B. They were classmates.

C. They were twins who looked the same.

2. What does the underlined word “generous” mean in Chinese？

A. 贪婪的 B. 慷慨的 C. 无知的

3. What did the father want to do？ He wanted .

A. to give his wealth equally to his two sons

B. to cover a longer distance than his sons

C. to walk slowly and steadily before the sunset

4. Why did Tom lose the competition？

A. He ran too fast.

B. He walked longer.

C. He didnt return in time.