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 （推斷） 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．

Once there was a grasshopper（蚱蜢）, who was the best hopper（跳躍者） in the world．She taught other grasshoppers how to hop． Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very 1  

Then one day an eagle showed up．She immediately  2   to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to  3   , but every time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need．You are  4   with hopping, but I can fly． “

“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper．“Flying is  5   in your imagination． “

The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle．“How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It  6   our teacher’s orders． “

“Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer  7   ．” said the eagle．

“Tell us more, “ said the grasshoppers．

The eagle began telling them what the world  8   he grass fields was like．It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans（海洋）．

Then the eagle took one  9   grasshopper in his powerful talon to the sky．The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had   10   ．

After the eagle landed, he saw a spark （閃光） in the grasshopper’s eyes． The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky．Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky．

1． A． angry                B． relaxed       C． stressed            D． proud

2． A． forgot               B． decided     C． failed                D． refused

3． A． business            B． weakness           C． happiness            D． sadness

4． A． satisfied               B． strict        C． patient             D． careful

5． A． just                  B． even         C． hardly             D． ever

6． A． turns down           B． puts off     C． goes against          D． works out

7． A． harmless              B． dangerous   C． necessary           D． safe

8． A． past                 B． through     C． under                     D． beyond

9． A． sad                  B． brave       C． attractive           D． frightened

10． A． imagined          B． created       C． changed             D． described