Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them
behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class.
The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn't talk
to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. "You look very unhappy," she said. "What's wrong?" I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla
had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was
making fun of me. I stayed
silent (安靜), but Vanilla
didn't go away. She kept asking me questions: "Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you
the right answers?" I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my
exam paper! I didn't know what to do. I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn't find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and
got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes(錯(cuò)誤). My face
went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean (卑劣的) I had been to her when she
was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and said, "Thank you." That
afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were
still best friends.
1. The sentences " But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses." Really means _____.
A. she doesn't want others to see her eyes
B. there is something wrong with her eyes
C. she likes to wear dark glasses
D. she is often shy
2. The writer felt sad because _____ in the Chinese test.
A. she got a good mark
B. Vanilla had done better than her
C. she didn't have a good mark
D. the teacher was angry with her
3. Vanilla really came to the writer to _____.
A. make fun of her
B. help her
C. find out what had happened to her
D. show her the right answers
4. Vanilla left the writer because she _____.
A. wanted to write the right answers for the writer
B. didn't know what to do to help her friend
C. was angry with the writer
D. wanted to go home for lunch
5. Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as "make fun of"?
A. Saying "hello" to.
B. Seeing me off.
C. Looking after.
D. Laughing at.