Question

My mother only had one eye. I hated her， as she was such an embarrassment (難堪）for me. She ran a small shop at a market， selling anything for the money we needed.

One day， my mom came to my school. I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day， my classmates shouted， “Your mom only has one eye! ’’ and they taunted me. My face turned red.

I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world， so I said to her， “Mom， why don’t you have the other eye? You make me a laughingstock.” She didn’t say anything. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’ t punished me， so I didn’ t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly. I decided to study hard so that I could leave her for the rest of my life. I made it at last. Now I’m living happily as a successful man in another country.

Many years later， I received a letter， which said， “I think my life has been long enough now， but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to visit me once in a while? I’ m sorry that I am an embarrassment for you. You see， when you were very young， you got into an accident， and lost your eye. As a mother， I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye， so I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me， in my place， with that eye. I was never angry with you for any­thing you did. I miss the time when you were still young around me. You mean the world to me. I love you.” I can’t help crying with the letter in my hand.

1.What is the mother’s job?

A. An engineer. B. A doctor.

C. A housewife. D. A seller.

2.What does the underlined word “taunted” mean?

A. Played with. B. Laughed at.

C. Smiled at. D. Fought with.

3.Why did I want to leave my mother?

A. Because she was an embarrassment for me.

B. Because she came to my school.

C. Because all of my classmates were afraid of her.

D. Because she was too poor.

4.How did the mother lose her eye?

A. She had an accident.

B. She was born with one eye.

C. One of her eyes was broken.

D. She gave one eye to her son.

5.What will I probably do after reading the letter?

A. I will continue my happy life as before.

B. I will get my mother and live with her.

C. I will call my mother and tell her not to write to me any more.

D. I will cry and then have a good sleep.

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