When the Christ Child was born, all people, animals, trees, and other plants felt that great happiness had come into the world. Every day people came to see the sweet Babe and they thought that they would like to give presents to the Child. The Palm( 棕榈树 )said, “I will choose my biggest leaf and place it as a fan to wave soft air to the Child.” The Olive said, “I will sprinkle sweet- smelling oil over him.” “What can I give to the Child?” asked the Fir. “You? You have nothing to offer. Your needles would stab the Babe, and your tears are sticky”, said the others. This made the poor Fir very unhappy indeed, and it said, sadly, “Yes, you are right. I have nothing that would be good enough to offer to the Christ Child.” Now, quite near to the trees stood an Angel, who heard what they said. He was moved to pity the Fir and decided to help it. High in the dark of the heavens the stars were beginning to winkle, and the Angel begged some of the little ones to come down and rest upon the branches of the Fir. They were glad to do this, and their silvery light shone among the branches just like Christmas candles. To its delight, the Fir Tree saw the face of the Babe with a happy smile as he looked upon the twinkling lights. The Christ Child did not forget the lovely sight, and from then on, he ordered that on his birthday a Fir Tree should be placed in every house, which might be lit up with candles to shine for the children as the stars shone for him on his first birthday. Was not the Fir Tree richly rewarded? Surely there is no other tree that shines on so many happy faces! 1. Why did people visit the Child? A. They wanted to get some presents from him. B. They wanted to ask him for help. C. He brought happiness to the world. D. He liked to play with them. 2. What made the Fir unhappy? A. Having nothing to give to the Christ Child. B. Stabbing the Christ Child with its needles. C. Having sticky tears sticking the Christ Child. D. Wanting to get some stars from the heaven. 3. What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. The Fir asked the stars to help it. B. The Angel was very kind and helpful. C. The Babe invited the stars to come down. D. Some big stars came down and help the Fir. 4. What conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph? A. The Fir shone every house with little stars. B. The Fir gave some candles to the Christ Child. C. The Christ Child is quite satisfied with the Fir. D. The Christ Child lit up candles for the children.