Read "The Story of the Little Bronze Man" to complete the exercises.

1) Laughing dumbly: Laughing uncontrollably. Out of desperation comes wisdom: There is a solution in times of crisis.

(2) The gift my mother gave me was a little boy made of copper naked and peeing.

(3) Why did I return the gift to my mother at first, and then became my closest friend?

Answer: Because he was a naked boy peeing in bronze, and I was embarrassed to look at it. Later I learned that he was a national hero who saved the entire city, and I wanted to love my motherland too.

(4) Talk about the meaning of the sentence "more than two inches ~ strange brilliance."

Answer: The little bronze man himself does not shine because his patriotism shines.

(5) I love the little bronze man so much because Select D. Like this little hero, I love our motherland, and we will become the closest friends.

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