My name is Linda. I was cute, active and happy—until that day when I was two years old. I had a bad fall and hurt one of my eyes. The doctor said that if the eye was taken out, my face would look worse, so my blind eye lives on with me.

People often ask me uncomfortable questions about my eye or even play jokes on me. When the kids played games, I was always the “bad guy”. Everyone looked down on me. Yet every time mom noticed I was unhappy, she would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” It helped me move on in life.

As a child, I thought mom meant: Be careful or you will fall down or knock into something because you are not looking. As a teenager I always looked down to hide my shame, but I found that people liked me when I held my head up high. In high school I was even made monitor. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the love that is inside.”

Mom’s love gave me confidence. Finally I was able to look people in the eye. I learned not only to appreciate (欣賞) myself but to have deep love for others.

1.What happened to the writer when she was two years old?

A. She couldn’t see anything. B. She broke her leg.

C. She hurt one of her eyes.  D. She fell off her bike.

2.How did the writer feel before she had a bad fall?

A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Lucky. D. Nervous

3.What does the underlined word looked down on mean in the passage?

A. 鼓勵 B. 輕視 C. 欣賞 D. 培養(yǎng)

4.Which of the following about Linda is TRUE?

A. She was not a monitor in high school.

B. She held her head up high all the time.

C. She often played games with her friends and was always the “good guy”.

D. Her mom gave her confidence and finally she could look other people in the eye.

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A. We should love our parents.

B. We may feel sorry for what we did.

C. We should learn to accept and appreciate ourselves.

D. We always have a good time when we play with our friends.

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