One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of  which  would be considered a very poor family. On their  return  from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was  great , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you  learn  from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that  reaches  to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has  no  end. We have lanterns in our garden and they have the  stars  at night. We have a  small  piece of land to live on and they have fields that go  beyond  our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve  themselves . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have  walls  around our property（财产） to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was  speechless .
Then his son  added , “Dad, thank you for showing me how  poor  we are.”
Too many times we  forget  what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s  priceless  object is another’s prize possession. It’s all  decided  on one’s perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave  thanks  for what we have,  instead of  worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and  especially  your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.

A．which B．that C．what D．how

A．arrival B．return C．coming D．reach

A．shameful B．disappointing C．surprising D．great

A．suffer B．regret C．hear D．learn

A．reaches B．gets C．arrives D．flows

A．much B．some C．no D．another

A．stars B．lights C．darkness D．torches

A．smooth B．full C．large D．small

A．through B．within C．beyond D．across

A．themselves B．visitors C．friends D．us

A．dogs B．walls C．soldiers D．policemen

A．discouraged B．satisfied C．delighted D．speechless

A．explained B．announced C．informed D．added

A．poor B．wealthy C．lucky D．proud

A．miss B．forget C．remember D．consider

A．valuable B．useful C．priceless D．worthless

A．based B．concentrated C．decided D．laid

A．love B．concern C．thanks D．interests

A．more than B．along with C．instead of D．except for

A．especially B．besides C．specially D．only