An old engineer went suddenly blind. She promised a doctor a lot of money if he could make her see again. “If you fail,” she said, “you’ll get nothing.” The doctor agreed.

The doctor soon discovered what was wrong with her, but he decided not to cure her right away. Instead each time he visited, he secretly took some of her things. When he had taken away everything, he wanted to cure her blindness and asked for the money.

Now the old woman could see again, she noticed that all her things had gone and she refused to pay the money. So the doctor took her before a judge.

“What the doctor said is true,” she said to the judge. “But I say I was not well cured, because I still can’t see any of the things in my house.”

The old woman won the case and the doctor went away unhappily without getting his pay.

1. What did the engineer promise the doctor if he failed to make her see again?

2. The underlined word “discovered” in paragraph 2 means _______.

3. What can you infer from the story?

4. What’s the result of the case?

5.. What kind of person was the old engineer?

Once More See the Light

An old engineer went suddenly blind．She promised a doctor a lot of money if he could make her see again．"If you fail，" she said，"you will get nothing．" The doctor agreed．

The doctor soon discovered what was wrong with her，but he decided not to cure her right away instead，each time he visited，he secretly took some of her things．When he had taken away everything，he wanted to cure her blindness and asked for the money．

Now when the old woman could see again，she noticed that all her things had gone and she refused to pay the money．So the doctor took her before a judge．"What the doctor said is true．" She said to the judge，"But I say I was not well cured，because I still can't see any of the things in my house．"

The old woman won the case and the doctor went away unhappily without getting his pay．

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1．What did the engineer promise the doctor if he failed to make her see again?

A．A lot of money．                        B．Half of the money．

C．No money．                            D．A little money．

2．The underlined word "discovered" in Paragraph 2 means_________

A．found              B．caught             C．heard              D．covered

3．What can you infer （推断） from the story?   

A．The old engineer lived alone．

B．The old engineer lived with a servant．

C．The old engineer lived with her children．

D．The old engineer lived with a judge．

4．What's the result of the case?

A．The engineer failed．                     B．The doctor failed to get the pay．

C．The doctor returned the things．                    D．The old engineer forgot her promise．

5．What kind of person was the old engineer?

A．She was foolish．                       B．She was kind．

C．She was clever．                        D．She was polite．

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.

One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.

In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.

1.The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.

A. she got a bad mark

B. Vanilla had done better than her

C. she didn’t have a high mark

D. the teacher was angry with her

2. Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.

A. make fun of her

B. find out what had happened to her

C. help her

D. show her the right answers

3. Vanilla left the writer because she __________.

A. wanted to write the right answers for the writer

B. didn’t know what to do to help her friend

C. was angry with the writer

D. wanted to go home for lunch

4.Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?

A. Saying “hello” to. B. Seeing me off.

C. Laughing at. D. Looking after.

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent (安静), but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes（错误）. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean (卑劣的) I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and said, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.
(    ) 6. The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means _________.
A. she doesn’t want others to see her eyes
B. there is something wrong with her eyes
C. she likes to wear dark glasses          
D. she is often shy
(    ) 7. The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.
A. she got a good mark                 B. Vanilla had done better than her
C. she didn’t have a good mark          D. the teacher was angry with her
(    ) 8. Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.
A. make fun of her                     B. help her
C. find out what had happened to her       D. show her the right answers
(    ) 9. Vanilla left the writer because she __________.
A. wanted to write the right answers for the writer
B. didn’t know what to do to help her friend
C. was angry with the writer
D. wanted to go home for lunch
(    )10. Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?
A. Saying “hello” to.                  B. Seeing me off.
C. Looking after.                      D. Laughing at.