A young American doctor was asleep when his door bell (门铃) began to ring. It was late at night . But what could the doctor do ? He had to put on his coat . It was a man ! He was standing outside with a hat in his hand .“How do you do?”said the man ,“Can you come at once(立刻)to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly .?”said the doctor , “I can come at once.”

Soon the car was at the front door .The man got on the doctor’s car and they drove off. They drive for a long time , and then the man said ,“Here we are . This my home. Now I can give you money , and you can go back to the town.?”

“But I must see the patient(病人).”the doctor said ,“How can I go back without seeing the patient?”“There’s no patient,”said the man ,“No one is ill. I live here. There are no taxis at this time of night ,but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So ,excuse me, here’s your money . Thank you ,doctor. Good night!”

(　 )55. The man asked the doctor________?

A. to travel　　　　　　　 B. to give him a present

C. to give him a car D. to go to a place out of town

(　 )56. The man wanted________.

A. to go boating　　

B. the doctor to take him out of town by car

C. a bed　　　　　　

D. to stay with the doctor

(　 )57. Why did the man give the doctor money?

A. Because he was rich.　　　

B. Because they were friends.

C. Because the doctor took him late night

D. Because the doctor couldn’t go to bed early.

(　 )58. The doctor knew ________ at last.

A. there were many patients　　 　 B. there was no patient

C. the man was doctor　　　　　　　 D. the man had a headache

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to    15   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run    16   through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it    17   to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical   18  ,”
said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 19  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a  20    village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.
　　Harry Fields also studying    21    said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t    22   . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
　　I asked if they were    23    that the police might come to stop them.
　　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no    24    against practising.”
I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.

People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to    15   the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run    16   through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it    17   to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical   18  ,”

said John Norris, one of the protesters.

“ 19  we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a  20    village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.

　　Harry Fields also studying    21    said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t    22   . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.

　　I asked if they were    23    that the police might come to stop them.

　　“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no    24    against practising.”

I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.