【AftertheexaminationthedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospitalnoonesaidaword.OnedaywouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseei】
AftertheexaminationthedoctortoldmyparentsmysightwouldgetworseandthatIwouldlosemysightfinally.Onthewayhomefromhospitalnoonesaidaword.OnedaywouldIonlyimaginethescenerybeyondtheglassratherthanseeit?
ThatSeptemberIenteredmiddleschool.MostnightsIhadhomeworkthatincludedanarmfulofbookstoread.TokeepupwithotherchildrenItookgreattroubletofinishthetask.WithmynoseacoupleofinchesfromthepageIwastiredeasily.What’sworseafterIhadreadseveralpagesonmyownthewordsslippedoffthepageintoinkypools.
HoweverthenIdidnothaveaudiobooksandelectronicdeviceslikekidsdonow.InsteadMomvolunteeredtoreadoutloud.Momworkedpart-timecleanedthehousecookedandspenttimewithGrandma.Inspiteofbeingsobusysheshowedupinmyroomlikeclockwork.Sheputonherreadingglasses.Momalwaysthoughtthoseglassesmadeherlookold.Tomeshelookedlikeateacher.
InmyroomMom’svoicecompetedwiththetickingoftheclock.BeingforcedtofocusonlisteningIfoundawaytokeepmymarksupandcompetewiththeotherkids.WhentheteacheraskedaquestionIraisedmyhandwithconfidence.Teacherspraisedmeforhavingagoodmemory.Readingremovedmyfearformyfailingsightreadingalsomademecuriousaboutotherpeople’schallengesandhowtheymanaged.ThoughIcouldnotusemyeyestofixoneachpassagemymindlitupwitheverynewbook.
TruetowhatthedoctorsaidtheworstcamebutthankstoMommysenseofhearingnowallowsmeto“see”.Thiswasthemostprecious(珍贵的)giftfromamothertoherchild.
1.Whydidtheauthorandhisparentskeepsilentontheirwaybackhomefromhospital?
A.Theyallwantedtohaveagoodrest.
B.Theauthordidn’tdowellintheexam.
C.Whatthedoctorsaidmadethemworried.
D.Theyfocusedonthesceneryalongtheroad
2.Howdidtheauthormanagetogethighmarks?
A.Bybeingconfident
B.Bylisteningcarefully.
C.Bygettinghelpfromhisclassmates.
D.Byreadingasmanybooksaspossible.
3.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat .
A.theauthor’ssightrecoveredfinally
B.readingmadetheauthormoresensitive
C.theauthor’smotherdidn’tworktolo