.see if this helps.
Imports System.IO
Public Class Form1
Private myFile As String = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) & "\test.txt"
Private arFileLines() As String = Nothing
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
myCoolSub()
End Sub
Private Sub myCoolSub()
If File.Exists(myFile) Then
arFileLines = File.ReadAllLines(myFile)
For i As Integer = 0 To arFileLines.Length - 1 Step +2 '// loop thru file.lines and skip reading every other line.
MsgBox(arFileLines(i) & vbNewLine & arFileLines(i + 1))
Next
End If
End Sub
End Class