John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”

The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”

(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.

A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer

(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.

A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot

C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot

(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.

A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend

(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.

A. bought nothing                    B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot  

C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital

(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.

A. two pounds      B. nothing      C. less than two pounds     D. a little money

A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he only had one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meat at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it?” “You won’t pay for it. My mother has told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble, ” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you form my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.

Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn’t save her. People had to send her to a hospital in a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the bill. The doctor learned that she couldn’t afford it. So he wrote something down on the bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”

判断下列句子的正（A）误（B）。

1.The boy paid one cent for the milk at last.

2. The young woman had a kind mother.

3.The boy sold goods because he thought it was interesting.

4. The young woman lived in a big city.

5.The woman paid the large medical bill with a lot of money.

John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters  36    .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball   37    was over. John did what the doctors told him. but it  38   . When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week   39   he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach(教练). His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because 40 on the team played from a wheelchair(轮椅). Sunny invited John to   41   the game. John played badly, but for the   42 time since the accident. he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns. John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much   43  than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John  44   the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny   45   and said, "It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun. the shadows will fall behind."

John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”

The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”

1.根据第一段John was a bookseller.描述,可知选C.

2.根据第一段One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. 描述,可知选B.

3.根据第一段“Go to the doctor,” said his wife. 描述,可知选A.

4.根据第二段The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books.描述,可知选C.

5.根据said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.”及下文描述,可知一生一分钱也没有付.故选B.

6.What was John? He was ______.

A．a doctor          B．a shop assistant     C．a bookseller       D．a farmer

7.John hurt his foot because ______.

A．he didn’t like paying anything

B．a big box of books fell on his foot

C．he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot

D．a box of food fell on his foot

8.______ told him to go to the doctor.

A．His wife           B．A man            C．Nobody           D．His friend

9.When the doctor came the next day, he ______.

A．bought nothing

B．didn’t give John any advice on his foot

C．bought some books

D．told John to go to hospital

10.At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.

A．two pounds                            B．nothing

C．less than two pounds                     D．a little money

John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer
(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot
C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot
(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend
(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothing                   B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot  
C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital
(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds      B. nothing     C. less than two pounds     D. a little money