The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with   1  money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were   2  in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell  3 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was  4  literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his  5 , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his  6  , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.
"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should  7 some thankfulness from you."
"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(损坏) my life to you."
With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.
The doctor took the books home and began to _ 8  them carefully.
"I see I've  9 the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride,  Maybe this is the only thing I could be really   10 of in my life."
Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away .

The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with   1  money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes, he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it published. But not many copies of his books were   2  in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety(忧虑)and malnutrition(营养不良)， he became very weak and before long he fell  3 , and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but was  4  literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of danger. When he finally recovered(重新获得) his  5 , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his  6  , but poor Savage had no money to pay it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. Receiving no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself.

"You know you owe(欠) your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should  7 some thankfulness from you."

"I agree," said the writer, " you've done a great favour(恩惠) for me and if I'm not ungrateful for your kindness, I'll damage(损坏) my life to you."

With these words he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage.

The doctor took the books home and began to _ 8  them carefully.

"I see I've  9 the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride,  Maybe this is the only thing I could be really   10 of in my life."

Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already passed away .

1.                A．much          B．a little          C．little D．enough

2.                A．bought         B．sold            C．printed   D．showed

3.                A．weak          B．anxious         C．frightened D．ill

4.                A．interested in     B．familiar with     C．popular with   D．worried about

5.                A．walk           B．health          C．movement D．action

6.                A．care           B．help           C．attention  D．treatment

7.                A．wish           B．choose         C．get  D．master

8.                A．write          B．correct         C．improve  D．read

9.                A．made          B．saved          C．trained   D．taught

10.               A．fond           B．aware          C．proud D．afraid

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　　One day a lawyer's (律师) wife fell ill and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see the woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill (账单) . So he said to the lawyer, “ But if I cure (治愈) your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me.

　　“Sir,”replied the lawyer, “here I have 500 dollars. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her, I will give you all this.”

　　The doctor was now sure of the payment (报酬) and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, he knew at once that he could do little. She was badly ill, and though he gave her some medicine to take, she soon died.

　　He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money.

　　“Did you kill my wife?” asked the lawyer.

　　“Of course, I didn't ,” said the doctor.

　　“Well, did you cure my wife?” asked the lawyer.

　　“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor.

　　“Well then, since you neither killed her nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you.”

1．Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house, he stopped because ________.

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A．he knew well that it was impossible to cure the lawyer's wife

B．the lawyer was too poor to pay his bill

C．he was afraid that the lawyer would not pay him

D．he wanted to get five hundred dollars first

2．When the doctor reached the woman's bedside, he ________.

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A．found it impossible to cure her

B．did nothing for her

C．examined her carefully

D．gave her some bad medicine to kill her

3．The doctor was very sorry because ________.

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A．he killed the lawyer's wife

B．the lawyer paid nothing for his work

C．he didn't cure the lawyer's wife

D．he had asked for so much money

4．After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor ________.

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A．got nothing but the money for the medicine

B．got his pay as the lawyer had promised

C．got no money at all

D．did not dare (不敢) to ask for the money

5．Which do you think is the best title (标题) for this story?

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　　 Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to rest in the daytime. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and lay down at once. As soon as he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

　　“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer. “Please go and look her over. ” Mr. Jackson had to go with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and the road was covered with snow and ice. The farmer lived far away from the town and they went through a forest, cross two rivers and a mountain. It took them three hours to get to the short, small house. And they both tired, cold and hungry.

　　The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night? “I'm sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We're poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can't go for you. If you come to look her over at night when you are free, we'll pay you nothing.”

(1) Mr. Jackson was busy because________.

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A. only he was a doctor in the town

B. there was only one hospital there

C. the patient trusted(信任) him

D. he was friendly to the patient

(2) ________, so he fell asleep soon.

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A. It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson

B. Mr. Jackson was very tired that night

C. Mr. Jackson felt unwell that night

D. Mr. Jackson was afraid to be waken soon

(3) It was __________ for Mr. Jackson to get to the farmer's house.

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(4) When Mr. Jackson and the farmer reached the house, it was

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(5) The woman did nothing at home because ________.

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A. something was wrong with her

B. her husband was strong enough to do all

C. she was very lazy

D. she hoped to be looked over

(6) Mr. Jackson was very angry with________.

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7. The doctor went to Mr. Jackson very late at night because ________.

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A. he wanted to play a joke on him

B. he was afraid his wife was going to die

C. his wife had really been ill before he went for him

D. he wanted to save some money

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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive(活着). That's (1) all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be (2) ? The doctor decided to see this strange man themselves.

　　Herpin was 90 years old when the doctor went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for (3) that he got some sleep of some (4) . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(动作) he (5) . But they were (6) . Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. In fact, he did not even (7) a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only (8) that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled(感到迷惑)and asked him many questions, (9) to find an answer. Herpin told them that his mother was once injured(受伤) several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could (10) .

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