Give a Warm Hug

One day， Jack's parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise， “I'm only seven， so it means Grandpa has been... er... a really long time！”

His parents said， “Yes. That's why we are going to have a surprising party for him.” Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on a that card， so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came， Jack was ready. But he didn't want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left， he took his grandpa's hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.

His grandpa smiled， “Well， it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now？” “Sure！” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift， tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got！ They were business cards with new position： FULL-TIME GRANDPA！ Jack said， “Now your full-time job is my grandpa！”

“Well， how much do I get paid？" his grandpa asked， smiling. “As many hugs as you want！” With these words， Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well， I guess that means I'm the richest man in the world！” said Grandpa.

小小练习册

（ ）1. Who was going to retire？

A. Jack's grandma.   B. Jack's grandpa.   C. Jack's mother.  D. Jack's father.

（ ）2. Jack remembered               his grandpa had given him two years before.

A. the birthday card   B. the boy   C. the book   D. the business card

（ ）3. What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa？

A. To build a new position for him.  B. To draw a picture for him.

C. To sing a song for him.                 D. To buy a gift for him.

（ ）4. Which of the following is true？

A. Jack has the first one to give his

gift to his grandpa.

B. Jack was the last one to give his

gift to his grandpa.

C. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa

together with other people.

D. Jack gave his gift to his grandpa

together with his parents.

（ ）5. Why were there tears in Grandpa's

eyes？

A. Because he would lose his

position.

B. Because he was not cared for.

C. Because he was moved by Jack's

gift.

D. Because he was unhappy.

给一个热情的拥抱

有一天，杰克的父母告诉他，他爷爷已经工作四十年了，要退休了。杰克惊讶地说：“我只有七岁，那么这意味着爷爷已经工作了……嗯……很长一段时间！”

他父母说：“是的。那就是为什么我们将为他准备一个惊喜派对。”杰克爱他的爷爷，他想为他做一些特别的事情。他想起了爷爷两年前给他的那张业务名片。他知道爷爷将不再拥有那张名片上的职位，所以他决定为爷爷制作一个新名片。

当这特殊的时刻来临的时候，杰克已经准备好。但他不希望把他的礼物和其他人的放在一起，于是整个晚上他都随身携带着礼物。

当其他人都离开后，他拉住爷爷的手带他到椅子旁，把礼物送给了爷爷。

他爷爷笑了，“嗯，那一定是个美丽的礼物。我可以打开它吗？"“当然！”杰克兴奋地说。

当爷爷打开礼物时，泪水涌了上来。杰克给他的是他收到的最好礼物！那是他新工作的名片——“全职爷爷！”杰克说，“现在你的全职工作就是当我的爷爷！”

“嗯，那我會获得多少报酬呢？”爷爷笑着问。“想要多少拥抱就有多少！”说完这些话，杰克给了爷爷一个拥抱。“嗯，我想这意味着我是世界上最富有的人！”爷爷说。