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As a boy, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather's farm in western
Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of winding stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of
fun for a city kid like me. I was used to tidy living rooms that seemed to whisper, "Not to be touched!"
I can still remember one afternoon when I was eight years old. Since my first visit to the farm, I had
wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents
would never approve. The walls were old; some stones were missing, others loose and falling. Still, I
entered the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.
"I, uh-I wanna climb the stone walls," I said. Everyone looked up. "Can I climb the stone walls?
Immediately voices of disagreement went up from the women in the room." Heavens, no! You'll hurt
yourself!" I wasn't too surprised; the response was just as I'd expected. But before I could leave the
room, I was stopped by my grandfather's loud voice. "Now hold on just a minute," I heard him say, "Let
the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.""Go", he said to me, "come and
see me when you get back." For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I'll never forget what he said. "Fred", he said, smiling, "You made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember,
here's only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are."
Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers
Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. "There's only one
person in this whole world like you," the kids can count on hearing me say, "and people can like you
exactly as you are."
1. When the writer was a little child, he lived _________.
A. in the city
B. on the farm
C. with his grandparents
D. away from his parents
2. The writer enjoyed his visits to the farm because ___________.
A. there were old women there
B. it was an exciting place for him
C. he liked his grandfather
D. the living room there was clean
3. The underlined word "approve" in paragraph 2 means ____________.
A. prove
B. suppose
C. allow
D. mind
4. What did the writer learn from his grandfather and his own experience on the farm?
A. To do things for others
B. To do whatever he liked.
C. To be proud of himself
D. To be himself.
