Black or White

When I was in elementary school，I got into an argument with a boy in my class．The teacher （31） 　　to teach us a very important lesson．

She brought us up to the front of the（32） 　　and placed him on one side of her desk and （33）_____on the other．In the middle of her desk was a large，round object．I could（34） 　　see that it was black．She asked the boy what color the object was．"White，"he （35） 　　．

I couldn't （36） 　　he said the object was white，when it was clearly black!Another （37） 　_____started between my classmate and me，this time about the （38） 　　of the object．

The teacher told me to go （39） 　　where the boy was standing （40） 　　told him to come stand where I had been．We changed（41） 　　，and now she asked me what the color of the object was．I（42） 　　answer，"White．"

It was an object with two （43） 　　colored sides，and from his viewpoint（视角） it was white．Only from my （44） 　　it was black．

I have never （45） 　　the lesson I learned that day．Sometimes we need to look at the problem from the other person's viewpoint in order to truly understand his/her view．

31．A．decided	B．remembered	C．offered	D．promised
32．A．office	B．playground	C．library	D．classroom
33．A．her	B．me	C．him	D．you
34．A．clearly	B．hardly	C．closely	D．carefully
35．A．shouted	B．guessed	C．answered	D．suggested
36．A．choose	B．believe	C．notice	D．hear
37．A．argument	B．match	C．fight	D．talk
38．A．shape	B．size	C．color	D．weight
39．A．find	B．lie	C．sit	D．stand
40．A．so	B．but	C．or	D．and
41．A．places	B．ideas	C．objects	D．seats
42．A．was able to	B．had to	C．happened to	D．used to
43．A．brightly	B．beautifully	C．differently	D．completely
44．A．side	B．lesson	C．book	D．experience
45．A．finished	B．taught	C．prepared	D．forgotten