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Not Giving Up Hope

Sandy Duncan is a television star. When she
started filming her shows she was okay. But after a
while she began to have terrible pain in her left
eye. She was given injections for the pain. The
pain got worse.
Sandys doctor gave her an injection right in
the eyeball. The eye began
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to bulge. I began to look like a guppy, she said.

Right then, the doctor picked up the phone and
got me into the hospital. I was scared to death.
The doctors cut a tumor out from behind the
eye. They told her that she might be able to see
again with that eye. But after a while the doctor
said no.
Even with sight in only one eye. Sandy says,
Theres nothing I cannot

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do. It just takes time. So I hope youll understand

if you see me with one false eyelash on my nose.

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1. A New title for this story is

....................................

1) A Girl with Courage 2) Bulging Eyes

3) Keep Your Eyes Open 4) A Scary Time
2. Sandy lost
....................................

....................................

because of the

1) an eyelash, cancer

2) a puppy, tumor

3) sight in one eye, cancer 4)

sight in one eye,

tumor
3. Sandy is seen by many people because she
....................................

1) is a pop singer

2) travels a lot

3) is on the television

4) is in the movies

4. She felt

....................................

when she had to go the

hospital.
1) scared

2) happy

3) full of hope

4) unhappy

5. The doctor told her at the end

1) to want a few months

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2) not to be serious with it

3) that there is nothing she can do
4) that she would never see with that eye again
6. The word terrible in line 2 means
....................................

1) scary

2) simple

3) very bad

4) amazing

7. The word injection in line 3 means

....................................

1) forcing liquid into the body

2)

speaking

out
3) causing pain

4) using drug

8. Guppy in line 5 means

....................................

1) a dog

2) a hen

3) a fish

4) a cock

9. Tumor in line 7 means

1) deep scar
2) a pimple
3) a bruise

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4) a growth inside or outside the body

10. Sight in line 9 means

....................................

1) to see something from a long distance

2) to take a look
3) to learn something new
4) to taste something
11. Mike
Susan

: Im going to America.
: Oh no, dont go, Mike! Please stay in

England.
The underlined sentence means .................................... .
1) She doesnt want him to go to England.
2) She doesnt want to see him in England.
3) He wants to stay in England.
4) She wants him to stay in England.

Having a marvelous time! Ive never seen such

a beautiful beach: miles
and miles of sand and enormous palm trees.

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12. This information may be from

....................................

1) a postcard

2) a song

3) the weather forecast

4) the morning news

My name is Susan, and I live at 645 C street. I

like C street. It is a nice street.
13. The main idea is .................................... .
1) Susan is pleased to live on C street.
2) My name is Susan.
3) I live on C street.
4) It is a nice street.

The Chang family went to see their friends, the

Browns. Where do they live?, asked Mr. Chang.
They live on the fourth floor, said Mrs. Chang.
They took the elevator up to their friends floor.
14. The main idea is .................................... .

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1) The Browns took the elevator up.

2) The Chang went to the Browns home.
3) The Chang lived on the fourth floor.
4) The Browns went out.
The one thing to do in an emergency is
....................................

. See what is wrong and then say it,

Theres an accident on B street; theres a fire at

562 Avenue J; theres a fire on the third floor at
620 Worth Street. Give information that can help
take care of the emergency.
15. The missing words are .................................... .
1) to call for help

2) to stay outside the

building
3) to take the elevator down 4)
from the window

to jump down

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Bob and Tom were at the post office in a long

line. A woman in line got sick and said,
.................................... .
John said, Sit here. Were going to call an
ambulance.
16. The missing words are .................................... .
1) please call an elevator 2) please call the doctor
3) please call the police 4) please help me

You can borrow money from a bank. You ask the

bank for a loan. When you have good credit, you
can get the money. You make payment on the loan
every month.
17. The title of the story is .................................... .
1) Money

2) Do You Need Money?

3) Do You Love Money? 4) He Needs Money

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I was paid on Friday. I cashed my check at the

bank. On Saturday I went downtown and paid my
department store and electricity bills. I paid my gas
and telephone bills, too. On Saturday night I paid
my rent. By Sunday morning I didnt have much
money.
18. The title of the story is .................................... .
1) No money on Saturday. 2)

Bills on

Saturday.
3) Paid on Friday.

4) I am broke.

19. Weve won! Its in the bag.

1) Its a difficult job.
2) Easy job.
3) Uncertain thing.
4) Its a sure thing: easy and certain.
20. Poor Tom! Hes at the end of his rope.
1) He has bad luck.
situation.

2) Hes in the desperate

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3) He has no choice.
decision.

4) He has to make his

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21. Peters no fun at the party. What a wet

blanket!
1) Hes upset with friends.
2) Hes in trouble.
3) Hes a gloomy person who is against fun.
4) Hes broke.
22. The job is almost over. He sees the light at the
end of the tunnel.
1) He won something easily.
2) He is no longer in trouble.
3) He has got the vision of hope.
4) He is in a desperate situation.
23. Susan is excited about her trip. Shes on pins and
needles.
1) She is in trouble.
2) She always gets excited and nervous.
3) She is no longer in trouble.
4) She wins a thing easily.
24. Lucky Mike! Hes off the hook.

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1) He gets excited and nervous.

2) He needs a hook.
3) He always gets something new.
4) Mike is no longer in trouble.