忘记朋友的伤害，铭记朋友的关爱

There were two friends in the city. Ram and Shyam had been friends for almost eight years. One day, they decided to go on a beach vacation. The next day, both boys started their journey. The journey went very well, and the boys reached their destination.

But they had an argument (争吵) while they were on their way, and Shyam beat Ram in the face. Ram was hurt and did not say anything to Shyam at that time. After they reached the beach, Ram wrote on the sand — “Today, my best friend beat me.”

After some time, they enjoyed the weather at the beach and spent their time happily. Later, they went swimming in the sea. After a short time, Ram started to drown (溺水). Shyam noticed and saved him. Then, Ram searched for a stone and wrote on it — “Today, my best friend saved my life.”

Then Shyam questioned him, “After I beat you, you wrote in the sand, and now on a stone. Why?” “When a person hurts us, we should write it down in the sand. And water can take it away. But, when a person does something good for us, we must write it on a stone. No wind or water can ever make it disappear,” Ram replied.

Shyam felt happy about Ram’s words and said, “The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have got it.”

1.Where did Ram and Shyam go?

A They went to a city.

B They went to a beach.

C They went to a park.

D They went to a town.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“One day, they decided to go on a beach vacation.”可知他们去了沙滩。故选B。

2.What happened on the way?

A Ram hurt Shyam.

B Shyam hurt Ram.

C Ram and Shyam were hurt.

D Ram and Shyam hurt others.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Shyam beat Ram in the face”可知Shyam伤害了 Ram。故选B。

3.What did they do on their journey?

A They drank some water.

B They took a shower.

C They drew some pictures.

D They went for a swim.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Later, they went swimming in the sea.”可知他们去游泳了。故选D。

4.Why did Ram write on a stone?

A To remember a friend’s help.

B To forget a bad person.

C To forget a bad person.

D To keep a diary.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据第四段中的“But, when a person does something good for us, we must write it on stone.”可知，当别人为我们做了好事（帮助了我们），我们要把它写在石头上，以便记住。故选A。

5.What does the underlined word “disappear” mean in Chinese?

A 消失

B 发现

C 融化

D 出现

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据前文“And water can take it away.”当在沙子上写东西时，水会把它们带走，即让我们写的内容“消失”，结合“But”可知，在石头上写字的时候，它们不会消失。故选A。