Orbis is an organisation which helps blind people of everywhere. It has built an eye hospital inside an acroplane and flown in all over the world with an international medical team. Samantha Graham, a fourteen-year-old schoolgirl from England went with the plane to Mongolia. Samantha tells the story of the Eukhtuul) a young Mongolian girl.
“Last year, when Eukhtuul was walking home school, she was attacked by boys with sticks and her eyes were badly damaged. Dr. Duffey, an Orbis doctor, said that without an operation she would never see again. I thought about all the things I do that she couldn’t, things like reading schoolbooks, watching television, seeing friends, and I realised how lucky I am.”
“The Orbis team agreed to operate on Eukhtuul and I was allowed to watch, together with some Mongolian medical student, I prayed the operation would be successful. The next day I waited nervously with Eukhtuul while Dr. Duffey removed her bandagers. “In six months your sight will be back to normal,” he said. Eukhtuul smiled, her mother cried, and I had to wipe away some tears, too!”
“Now Eukhtuul wants to study hard to become a doctor. Her whole future has changed, thanks to a simple operation. We should all think more about how much our sight means to us.”
1. What information can be learned from this passage?
A. the best way of studying medicine
B. the international work of some eye doctors
C. the difficulties for blind travellers
D. the life of schoolchildren in Mongolia
2. The word “she” in the passage refers to _________.
A. the writer
B. the nurse
C. Eukhtuul
D. the medical student
3. After meeting Eukhtuul, Samantha felt _________.
A. angry about Eukhtuul’s experience
B. grateful for her own sight
C. proud of the doctor’s skill
D. surprised by Eukhtuul’s ability
4. What the result of Eukhtuul’s operation ?
A. After some time she will see an well as before
B. Before she recovers, she needs another operation
C. She can see better but can never have normal eyes
D. She can’t see perfectly again
5. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To describe a dangerous trip
B. To explain how sight can be lost
C. To report a patient’s cure
D. To warn against playing with sticks
1 B
2 C
3 B
4 A
5 C