It was a Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper. Suddenly he heard his wife 16    in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, "What happened to you. my dear?”

“Oh, dear!” his wife cried out, "My head hurts!   17    a doctor. Hurry up!” Their two children were both   18    at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green 19    go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! All the hospitals in the town were  20  that day. Mr. Green didn't know    21   . Just then his friend, Mr. Brown, saw him and asked. "What is    22 ?"

Mr. Green told him everything. The man .said. "Why not turn to   23   ? He can help you."

Mr. Green remembered his friend, Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black's.

When he got there, Mr. and Mr. Black were having their  24  meal . The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat  25 . After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is you wife?” “She is fine, thanks…” Mr. Green stopped at once — he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home. ^

1.A. crying    B. laughing C. whispering      D. singing

2.A. Look for  B. Wait for C. Send for        D. Ask for

3.A. in        B. out      C. up              D. down

4.A. should    B. could    C. had to         D. was able lo

5.A. expensive B. open     C. free           D. closed

6.A. when to go  B. how to do C. where to go D. what to deal with

7.A. the matter  B. the wrong C. trouble D. problem

8.A. Mr. Brown  B. Mr. Black C. Mr. Green D. Mrs. Green

9.A. lunch      B. supper     C. morning  D. evening

10.A. in bed    B. on floor    C. at the table  D. at home

短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺 (每词限用一次)。(共10小题，每小题1分；计10分)

before; other; think; teach; wind; hope; stay; say; something; good; after; take

? Bill is a good student but he doesn't like to use his head. He often says something without ___1.__. It makes__2.__ unhappy. Mr. Green was a teacher in a school. He's old and doesn't work now. He likes children. He often gives Bill some fruit or cakes and ___3.__ him to read and write. So he likes the old man very much.

It was a___4._ Saturday, and Bill didn't go to school. He had some questions and __5.to ask Mr. Creen, but he couldn't find him. Mother said. “Mr. Green isn’t __6.__ at home now. He is ill in hospital. I will go and see him_7.__ breakfast. “Bill wanted to go there with his mother. But his mother didn’t agree. She said, “You are not a good boy. I can't take you there. "

“Don’t worry, mum. I am sure I will not do that. "

Then they went out with some flowers. They _8.__a taxi to the hospital. In the hospital, Bill didn’t say ___9.___ at first. When they wanted to leave, he comforted the old man and said,”You look ___10.___, I think. The doctors say you are going to die, but I don’t think they are right. ”