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When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our uncle. He was a geologist and loved to go on long walks to find stones to add to his collection at the university. More often than not, we followed him.

One day, we left early, and this time, our uncle had bought us backpacks. “You can help me carry the samples ,” he explained.

Sure, why not? The whole day, we walked around the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bags. We were a bit surprised that he also took some stones out from our bags at times, but figured he had just found better samples than the ones we already had.

Still, when we reached the house in the late afternoon, we were exhausted. The backpacks were so heavy we gave a big sigh of relief when we put them on the ground. Yet our uncle’s backpack was half-empty.

“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.

“I didn’t. You did,” he said, waiting for a while before continuing. “You did not know it, but I made you go through a little attitude test today.”

“What do you mean an ‘attitude test’?” we wanted to know.

“It is something someone once did to me – and I shall always remember it. You see, I listened to every word you said. And whenever you complained about anyone or anything, I added a stone to your bags. And whenever you talked about something with an attitude of gratitude and positive thinking, I took out a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”

We did. They were full.

“I hope you remember this little attitude test. You see, your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your mind just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind is. A positive thought, however, cancels out a negative one. So look at those bags and start paying attention to what you say and how you say things.”

This little lesson was one of the most important I ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for teaching us one of the most important lessons in life – the power of attitude.

did the author and his brother often do when staying with their uncle in the countryside?

A. They often followed him to collect stones.

B. They often followed him to his university.

C. They often studied his collection of stones with him.

D. They often took long walks to enjoy nature.

9. When the author and his brother returned home late in the afternoon, ______.

A. they were tired but happy that they had helped their uncle

B. they wished more stones had been taken out

C. they found that their bags were filled with stones

D. they were angry to find their uncle’s bag half-empty

10. How did the uncle explain the attitude test to the author?

A. By giving examples.         B. By asking questions.

C. By using famous sayings.     D. By comparing negative thoughts to stones.

11. This article is mainly written to tell us that ______.

A. we should show gratitude to those who help us

B. we should watch the language we use

C. we should learn from older people

D. we should stop and think about our lives from time to time

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