Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.

   One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.

   “What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”

   Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.

   “Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”

   She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”

1.It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

A. right                  B. pleased       C. easy        D. difficult

2. A chemist is a person who ______.

A. takes medicine              B. studies chemistry

C. can read doctors’ writings     D. sells medicine

3. The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.

A. she wanted to see him                                        

B. she wanted to invite him to dinner

C. she wanted to get some medicine for her husband

D. she didn’t want to give him a telephone call

4.. The husband thought ______.

A. the chemist could give them answer            

B. the letter was for the chemist

C. the chemist would give them the right medicine

D. the chemist couldn’t read, either

5. After reading the story, we know ______.

A. the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house            

B. the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house

C. the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note        

D. the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either

                              
Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”
【小题1】It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

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　　Are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone，anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? With e-mail you can just do that. Using computer you can send e-mail quickly and easily. The post is much slower than e-mail. E-mail can send its message to the other side of the world in seconds.

　　E-mail is easy to use and it saves time and money. The differences in time and in different parts of the world do not matter when sending e-mail. It is twenty-four-hour service that you can send e-mail at any time of the day or night. No one has to be there to receive email. It does not matter if your friends are in bed when you send e-mail to them，or you are seeing a film at the cinema when they send e-mail back.

(1)With e-mail you can send a letter without putting ________ on it.

[　　]

(2)The writer wants to tell us something about

[　　]

(3)Which of the following is TRUE?

[　　]

A．E-mail is not easy to use.

B．E-mail saves time and money.

C．E-mail comes only at night.

D．E-mail is slower than the post.

(4)When can you send an e-mail to your friend?

[　　]

A．By daylight.

B．At night.

C．At any time.

D．When your friends are at home.

(5)How long does it take to send an e-mail?

[　　]

A．Within seconds.

B．More than one hour.

C．A few days.

D．It depends on the distance.

[　　]

A．who the old man was

B．what the old man was planting

C．why the old man was planting

D．when the old man was planting

(3)The old man asked the farmer to swim across the river because________.

[　　]

A．he would give him some peas

B．he wanted him to see the peas

C．he liked the farmer

D．he wanted to tell him quietly

(4)The farmer didn't like to swim across the river，but ________.

[　　]

A．he swam across the lake

B．he went there on foot

C．he knew the old man

D．he did as the old man told him

(5)The old man thought________.

[　　]

A．the sparrows could understand what he said

B．the farmer wanted to see the peas

C．the sparrows couldn't know that

D．the farmer could help him plant peas

Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.
One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.
“What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”
Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.
“Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”
She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”

1. 1.

   It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

   1. A.
      right
   2. B.
      pleased
   3. C.
      easy
   4. D.
      difficult
2. 2.

   A chemist is a person who ______.

   1. A.
      takes medicine
   2. B.
      studies chemistry
   3. C.
      can read doctors’ writings
   4. D.
      sells medicine
3. 3.

   The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.

   1. A.
      she wanted to see him
   2. B.
      she wanted to invite him to dinner
   3. C.
      she wanted to get some medicine for her husband
   4. D.
      she didn’t want to give him a telephone call
4. 4.

   . The husband thought ______.

   1. A.
      the chemist could give them answer
   2. B.
      the letter was for the chemist
   3. C.
      the chemist would give them the right medicine
   4. D.
      the chemist couldn’t read, either
5. 5.

   After reading the story, we know ______.

   1. A.
      the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house
   2. B.
      the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house
   3. C.
      the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note
   4. D.
      the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either

--- Are you going to take part in the writing competition?

   ---________. It’s too good a chance to miss.

A. That’s for sure.     B. Never mind       C. Cheer up     D. My pleasure