The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there. A man told him:” That’s very easy. If there is a patient(病人)that a doctor can't cure(治愈),the doctor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).

The American thought. "The fewer balloons are, the finer the doctor is. "He began to look for the Finest doctor along the street. First, he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes, he found another one--30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.

At last, he found the third clinic. Only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. "Wait a minute,” said the doctor. "I'm too busy, you know. This clinic opened only yester-day. "The American was very much surprised(惊奇)and said to himself, "Where can I find the finest doctor?"

1. ________went to the small town for their holidays.(　)

A. Many people　　　　　　　　　　    B. Some people

C. Everyone　　　　　　　　　　    D. Anyone

2. The American wanted to see a doctor because________.(　)

A. he didn't feel well　　　　　　　　　　    B. he was very happy

C. he was very tired　　　　　　　　　　    D. he liked

3. It was ________ to find a doctor in the town.(　)

A. safe　　　　　　　　　　    B. not hard

C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　　    D. hard

4. There were ________ balloons over the second clinic than the first one.(　)

A. less　　　　　　　　　　    B. more

C. better　　　　　　　　　　    D. fewer

5. The doctor in the third clinic was________.(　)

A. a new doctor　　　　　　　　　　    B. an old doctor

C. the finest　　　　　　　　　　    D. the cleverest

One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away from the cities. He fell ill and wanted very much to see a doctor.

The American wanted to find out a fine doctor there. A man told him. "That's very easy. If there is a patient that a doctor can't cure(治愈), the doctor has to put a balloon(气球)over his clinic."

The American thought, "The less balloons are, the better the doctor is. "He began to look for the best doctor along the street. First he found a clinic. There were 20 bal-loons. After a few minutes he found another one, which had 30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.

At last he found the third clinic that was new, and only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. "Wait a minute," said the doctor.” I’m too busy, you know. I have to put some balloons. " The American looked at the new clinic and asked,” When did you open yours?" The doctor answered, "It was only yesterday l" The American was very much surprised and said to himself, "Where can I find the best doctor?"

      1. __________went to the small town for their holidays.

          A. Many people    B. Some people

C. Most people     D. A lot of people

      2. The American wanted to see a doctor because__________.

          A. he didn't feel well           B. he was very happy

          C. he was very tired             D. he was a doctor, too

      3. It was ____________ to find a fine doctor in the town.

          A. easy           B. not hard       "C. dangerous        D. difficult

      4. If the three doctors opened their clinics at the same time, which one do you think is the best?

A. The first one.     B. The second one.

C. The third one.     D. No one.

5. The third clinic was

     A. a new one       B. an old one 

    C. the best         D. the worst

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him round. Thinking nothing of it, he continued.
Finally, he went to the check-out line, but the old lady got in front of him. "Excuse me," she said, "I’m sorry if my staring at(盯着看) you has made you feel uncomfortable,it’s just because you look like my son, whom I haven’t seen for a long time"
"What a pity," replied the young man, "is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes," she said, "as I’m leaving, can you say ’Good bye, mother’? It would make me feel so much better."
"Sure," answered the young man. So, when the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, mother !"
As he stepped up to the check-out counter(收银台), he saw that his total was $127. 50. "How can that be?" he asked, "I only buy a few things!"
The clerk replied, "Your mother said that you would pay for her. "
【小题1】The young man was __ that day.
A. doing some shopping     B. having a walk         C. visiting his mother
【小题2】The old lady stood__ the young man on the check-out line.
A.beside         B.behind           C.before
【小题3】__ wasn’t an honest person in this story?
A. The clerk          B. The old lady          C. The young man
【小题4】 At last, what the young man had to pay was __ what he expected.
A. more than          B. less than                 C. as much as
【小题5】 We know from the story that the old lady__
A. liked shopping       B. had a son             C. paid nothing