The next time Wayde saw Manningtree， he said， "Could you let me have a little of that medicine？ Just enough to see if it works． I'm sorry to trouble you．"

    "I have only a very small amount left． It will take me some time to find out how to make more．"

    "I will pay you anything you ask，" Wayde said．

    "Don't give me anything now， but promise to pay me ﹩10，000 when you become Prime Minister （首相）．"

    Wayde laughed． "That's impossible，" he said．"I shall never become Prime Minister．"

    "Who knows？" Manningtree said． "Give me a week， and I'll see what I can do．"

    A week passed． Then， Manningtree came to visit Wayde again． He brought with him a small bottle．

    "I cannot find out how to make more of this medicine，" he said，"but you can have what's left．I don't need it anymore．"

    "That's very generous of you，" Wayde said．"How can I ever thank you'？"

    "Just take one small drop of the medicine once a month．" Manningtree said．

    Wayde took the bottle from his friend． Once a month， he look one small drop．

    The effect（效果）was immediate．Suddenly，he was not nervous anymore．He was not shy anymore，either， He was confident of his abilities．

    He started a business and within a year became a millionaire． He met and married one of the country's most intelligent and beautiful women and had two lovely children with her．He ran for parliament （议公）and succeeded． Within two years， he was a minister． Two years later， he became Prime Minister．

    One day， he went to see Manningtree．

    "You have come to give me ﹩10，000，" Manningtree said with a laugh，"Forget it．I don't want it．"

    "You can certainly have it if you want it，" Wayde said．"But that is not the reason I have come to see you．"

    "Oh？ And what is the reason？" Manningtree asked．

    "I have almost finished the medicine you gave me，"Wayde said．"Have you found out how to make it'？"

    Again Manningtree laughed．"Oh， yes，" he said． "I have known how to make it for a long time．I knew how to make it when I was at school．"

    "What do you mean？" Wayde asked．

    "My dear friend and Prime Minister，" Manningtree said，"the medicine I gave you was just a bottle of distilled water．"

    "But the colour．"

    "Oh， I added some coloring．"

    "Then， the medicine did me no good，" Wayde said．

    "It didn't need to． There was nothing wrong with you． All you needed was to have confidence in yourself．"

（1）The story is organized　　．

A． in time order

B． in space order

C． from specific lo general

D． from general to specific

（2）What happened to Wayde after taking the medicine？　　

A． He got rich in a week as expected．

B． He suddenly got nervous and shy．

C． He succeeded in becoming Prime Minister，

D．He became the most intelligent man in the country．

（3）Why did Wayde come to see Manningtree years later？　　

A． To say thanks lo the doctor，

B． To ask for more of the medicine．

C． To pay for the medicine．

D． To give the rest of the medicine back．

（4）What do we know about the medicine？　　

A． It cost Wayde﹩10，000．

B． It was useful but expensive．

C． It didn't work well on Wayde．

D． It was made up of water and coloring．

（5）What can we Iearn from the story？　　

A． Confidence is the secret of success．

B． A friend in need is a friend indeed．

C． Helping others is helping ourselves．

D． Too much medicine is bad for health．