A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain（痛） in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay（付钱） the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds（英镑） for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on（坚持） giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

(　 ) 1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

A .Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.

B. Because he had a fever.

C. Because he had a pain in the head.

D. Because the pain in his chest didn’t seem to get better.

(　 ) 2. How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

A. Four.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three.　　　　　　　　　 C. One.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two.

(　 ) 3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

A. In the village.　　　　 B. On the farm.　　　 C. At the doctor’s.　　 D. In the city.

(　 ) 4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

A. Some medicine.　　 B. Nothing.　　　　　　　　 C. Smile.　　　　　　　 D. A pound.

(　 ) 5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

A. something new about his illness　　　　　　 B. to go on taking the same medicine

C. to come again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to give him some more pounds

My name is Lisa. I have a bird. She is white. So I call her Xiaobai. Xiaobai is only two years old. She’s not big. But she is beautiful and clever. She can speak.

One day I go shopping with my sister Gina and Xiaobai. At Green Clothes Store Gina sees a red skirt and says, “Look! Lisa! How beautiful the red skirt is!” Xiaobai answers her instead of (代替) me. “ No, I think you look nice in that green skirt.” Gina says, “OK. I listen to you. ” Then she asks the woman in the shop to take her the green one. The woman looks at Xiaobai, opens her mouth but says nothing. At last she says to Gina, “ I never see a bird that can speak such words. It’s great! You can take this green skirt. Oh, you needn’t pay for（付钱） it.”

Gina is very happy. She asks me and my bird to have a big lunch in Leo’s Restaurant and then we go home.

（　　）46. Xiaobai is __________.

　　　　A. Lisa’s sister　　 B. Lisa’s cousin　　 C. a bird　　　 D. a dog

（　　）47. Lisa is Gina’s ________.

　　　　A. aunt　　　　　 B. friend　　　　　 C. classmate　　 D. sister

（　　）48. Gina likes the _______.

　　　　　　　 A. white T-shirt　 B. red skirt　　　　 C. green shirt　　 D. red sweater

（　　）49. Gina and her sister go shopping ________.

　　　　A. in the morning　 B. in the afternoon　 C. in the evening　 D. all day

（　　）50. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　　　　 A. Xiaobai is beautiful and clever.　 B. Gina takes the green skirt at last.

　　　　　　　 C. Lisa pays for Gina’s clothes.　　 D. Gina and Lisa have lunch in a restaurant.

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