The doctor did what he could_________ the dying man.

A. save           B. to save        C. saved       D. saving

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. But what could the doctor do? He had to put on his coat and go downstairs.

When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with his hat in his hand. “How do you do, sir?” said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”

“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” In a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, and the man got on the doctor’s car. They drove on for a long time, then the man said, ”Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”

“But I must see the patient,” the doctor said, “How can I go back without seeing the patient? Where is the patient?”

“There is no patient,” explained the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. You see, one must go home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis at this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”

1.When the doorbell began to ring, the doctor_________.

A．was sleeping downstairs                  B．was working downstairs

C．was sleeping upstairs                     D．was working upstairs

2.The man asked the doctor ________.

A．to go to his house                       B．to go downstairs

C．to see a patient                         D．to go to a place out of town

3.They left ________.

A．at once           B．after a few minutes  C．on foot           D．on a bike

4.What the man wanted to do was only _________.

A．to fool the doctor                       B．to give the doctor money

C．to get home in the doctor’s car            D．to play a joke with the doctor

5.The doctor must be _________ at last.

A．happy            B．sad              C．angry             D．ill

Bill ,Frank and Dave were brothers. Every year, they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday .They liked to show her how rich and successful they were.

The eldest brother ,Bill, had a lot of money and wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy .so he put an ad in the newspaper .”Wanted ----the greatest gift for my mother,”

About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office .he brought a big bird.

“This bird,”the man said ,”can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs”

“Really?I’d like to listen to it.”Bill said

The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song .Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird, The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card

The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother,” Well ,mother,” he asked ,”what do you think of the bird?”

“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” Said his mother.

1.who is the eldest brother?

A. Dave B. Bill C. Jack D. Frank

2.What did Bill put in the newspaper?

A.A show B.A magazine C. An ad. D. A report

3.How many languages could the bird speak?

A. Five B. seven C. eight D. ten

4.How much did Bill pay for the bird?

A.Nine dollars B. Ten dollars C. Nine thousand dollars D. Ten thousand dollars

5.What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday ?

A.A bird with a card B. Some money C.A joke D.A song

A young American doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and go downstairs.
When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove off.
They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
【小题1】The doctor ____ when the doorbell started to ring.