I ran into(与……相撞) a man as he passed by．“Oh，excuse me，please，”I said：He replied，“Please excuse me too．I wasn’t watching where I was going．”

    Later that day，while I was cooking，my son stood beside me quietly．When I turned，I nearly knocked him down．“Move out of the way，”I shouted．He walked away with his little heart broken．

    That night while lying in bed，God’s voice came to me and said，“When saying to that man，you use good manners．But to the child you love．you seem to act in a bad way．Look at the kitchen floor，and you’ll find some flowers there by the door．Those are the flowers your son brought for you．He picked them himself, red，yellow and blue．He stood quietly to give you a surprise，and you never saw the tears in his eyes．”

    By this time，my tears began to fall．I took the flowers and went to his bed．I asked him．“Are these the flowers you picked for me?”

    He smiled，“I found them by the tree．I picked them because they’re pretty like you．I knew you’d like them．”

    I said，“Son，I’m sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn’t have shouted at you that way．”

    He said，“Oh，Mom，that’s OK．I love you anyway．”

    I said，“Son，I love you，too．And I do like the flowers．”

If we die tomorrow，the family we leave behind will feel sad for the rest of their life．Why don’t we spend more time with our family and be nice to them?

61．Is the writer polite to others?

62．How was the little boy feeling when he heard his mother’s shout?

63．Why did the boy stand quietly behind his mother?

64．What did the writer do when she found the truth?

65．What do you learn from the short story?

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Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific 0cean(太平洋) in a rowboat since he left California on July 102007．He has been heading for Australia with only birds，fish，and sharks ever since．

    Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey．Erue has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy．He will row，bike，walk，and climb the world without help from any motors(发动机) at all．His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents(洲) along the way．