Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

66. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _____________.

A. gives his patients medical advice               B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television                                                     D. has his own TV show

67. Dr. Petrels ___________, so he is called a singing doctor.　　　　　　　　　

A. has been a doctor for ten years           B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients                 D. also sings to his patients on TV

68. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel ____________.

A. sings and gives medical advice         B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song       D. sings love songs he wrote

69. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular ____________.

A. in Las Vegas                                                                 B. at medical school　

C. with people who like his singing                 D. with patients in Montreal　　

70. Dr. Petrels says he likes to ____________.

A. help people sing                                      B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing                                             D. make difficult people smile

Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

A. gives his patients medical advice

B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television

D. has his own TV show

Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.　　　　　　　　　

A. has been a doctor for ten years

B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients

D. also sings to his patients on TV

In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.

A. sings and gives medical advice

B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song

D. sings love songs he wrote

Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.

A. in Las Vegas.                                 B. at medical school　

C. with people who like his singing      D. with patients in Montreal　　

Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.

A. help people sing                      B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing                    D. make difficult people smile

I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap（打盹,小睡）after dinner. If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity - a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without taking a pill.
　　If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it may be hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours'sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.
　　The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.
1. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because　　　　　.
　　A. you get the habit of staying up late      B. you haven't taken sleeping pills
　　C. you sleep for hours after dinner         D. you fail to do some exercises
2. Which of the following is NOT true if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?
A. Go to bed earlier than usual. 　　　B. Talk with friends after dinner.
C. Stay with friends after dinner. 　　 D. Do some physical labor. 
3. You feel tired all day probably because　　　　　.
A. you stay up too late 　　　B. you get up too early in the morning
C. you take sleeping pills 　　D. you wake up too frequently at night
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage
A. You mustn't take sleeping pills in order to get a good night's sleep.
B. You should stay up if you want to sleep effectively.
C. Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleep.
D. It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.
5. We may infer that the author is most probably a　　　　　.
A. doctor　　　B. scientist 　　C.  reporter　　 D. professor

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1__ began when I was just a kid．I __2__ becoming a doctor.

　　My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4_ watching television. She announced that my brother and I __5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ to her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a __7__. My mother was illiterate.

　　When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to __9__ with the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from __10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, "Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __11__ food and pay the bills. With everything __12__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want." I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16__ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my _17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __18__ my dream and I became a doctor.

　　My story is really my mother's story-a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.

1.                A．belief          B．work           C．education D．promise

2.                A．majored in      B．got used to      C．dreamed of    D．got tired of

3.                A．lazy            B．easy-going       C．successful     D．reliable

4.                A．cost           B．paid           C．took D．did

5.                A．could only       B．could not       C．must not D．should often

6.                A．read           B．present         C．teach D．explain

7.                A．joke           B．means          C．tool  D．trick

8.                A．A-student       B．B-student       C．C-student D．D-student

9.                A．get along       B．hang out        C．break away    D．keep in touch

10.               A．making         B．stopping        C．working   D．getting

11.               A．your brother    B．yourself        C．your sister D．the family

12.               A．left over        B．paid off         C．used up   D．carried out

13.               A．angry          B．pleased        C．disappointed   D．bored

14.               A．anything        B．everything      C．something D．nothing

15.               A．take           B．give           C．keep D．get

16.               A．let alone        B．let out         C．let in D．leave alone

17.               A．guys           B．mother         C．studies    D．play

18.               A．made          B．fulfilled         C．changed   D．tried

19.               A．little           B．much          C．few  D．high

20.               A．more interesting B．less important    C．more important D．less interesting

I don't think there is anything wrong with your blood. The key to your problem is that long nap（打盹,小睡）after dinner. If you didn't sleep for hours during the early part of the evening, you would be more ready to sleep at bedtime. If you didn't nap after dinner, you would not want to stay up so late, and you would not feel the need to take a sleeping pill. The pill is still working in your system when you get up in the morning. This helps account for the fact that you feel tired all day. You should get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening. Right after your evening meal, engage in some sort of physical activity - a sport such as bowling, perhaps. Or get together with friends for an evening of cards and conversation. Then go to bed at your usual time or a little earlier, and you should be able to get a good nights rest without taking a pill.

　　If you can get into the habit of spending your evenings this way, I am sure you will feel less tired during the day. At first it may be hard for you to go to sleep without taking a pill. If so, get up and watch television or do some jobs around your house until you feel sleepy. If you fall asleep and then wake up a few hours later, get up but do not take a sleeping pill. Read a while or listen to the radio, and make yourself a few hours'sleep that night, you will feel better in the morning than you usually feel after taking a pill. The next night you will be ready to sleep at an earlier hour.

　　The most important thing is to avoid taking that nap right after dinner and avoid taking pills.

1. According to the writer, it is difficult for you to go to sleep because　　　　　.

　　A. you get the habit of staying up late      B. you haven't taken sleeping pills

　　C. you sleep for hours after dinner         D. you fail to do some exercises

2. Which of the following is NOT true if you want to get out of the habit of sleeping during the evening?

A. Go to bed earlier than usual. 　　　B. Talk with friends after dinner.

C. Stay with friends after dinner. 　　 D. Do some physical labor. 

3. You feel tired all day probably because　　　　　.

A. you stay up too late 　　　B. you get up too early in the morning

C. you take sleeping pills 　　D. you wake up too frequently at night

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage

A. You mustn't take sleeping pills in order to get a good night's sleep.

B. You should stay up if you want to sleep effectively.

C. Food is necessary at night if you fail to go to sleep.

D. It is very important to get out of the habit of taking a nap after dinner.

5. We may infer that the author is most probably a　　　　　.

A. doctor　　　B. scientist 　　C.  reporter　　 D. professor