2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then ____________.　

A. they broke the side of the boat　　 B. they brought in a lot of water

C. they pulled the boat 　　　　　　　　　 D. they went under the water

1. Bill and Simone were travelling _____________ when they met some whales.　

A. in a life-raft　　　 B. in Miami　　　　　　　　 C. in Siboney　　　　 D. in Panama

5. Dr. Petrella says he likes to __________________.　

A. help people sing　　 　　 　　　　　　　 　B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing 　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. make difficult people smile

E. 66 Days at Sea

A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.

　 Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Siboney, they met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.

　 For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water – two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”

　 About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain(船长) carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.　

4. Dr. Petrella’s show is popular ________________.　

A. in Las Vegas.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. at medical school　

C. with people who like his singing 　　D. with patients in Montreal　

3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella ___________________.　　　　

A. sings and gives medical advice 　 　　B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song　 D. sings love songs he wrote

2. Dr. Petrella _____________________, so he is called a singing doctor.　　　　　

A. has been a doctor for ten years　　 　　 B. always loved to sing　　　

C. is popular with his patients　　　 　　D. also sings to his patients on TV　　

1. Dr. Petrella works 60 hours a week, because he ____________________.　　　　　

A. gives his patients medical advice　 　　 B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. has his own TV show

5. The man in black would feel __________ in the end.

A. happy and pleased　　　　 　　 　　　 B. regretful(悔恨) and sad

C. worried and angry　　　　 　　 　　　 D. tired and hungry

D. The Singing Doctor

Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He has to take care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

　 　Dr. Petrella gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

　　 Dr. Petrella produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a small disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

　 Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

4. The man in a black coat __________.

A. hit the boy and ran away　　　　　　 B. took the boy to the hospital

C. was the boy’s father　　　　　　　　　　 D. was the real doctor

3. From the story we know Dr Johnson _________.

A. was a good man, he didn’t care for the money

B. hurt himself on the way to Glens Falls

C. did the operation and boy was saved

D. wouldn’t do the operation until the boy’s family paid the money