John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”

The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”

(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.

A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer

(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.

A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot

C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot

(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.

A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend

(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.

A. bought nothing                    B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot  

C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital

(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.

A. two pounds      B. nothing      C. less than two pounds     D. a little money

A man went to a farm．While he was there，he saw a pig with a wooden leg．This surprised him so much．He decided to ask the farmer about it．

    “This isn't a common pig and l am very lucky to have him．”said the farmer．“Only two days ago there was a fire in chicken shed(鸡舍)when 1 was away from the farm．The pig noticed this and immediately let all the chickens out into the yard．He then phoned the firemen(消防员)and asked them for help．”

    “AIso．a few weeks ago，when I was driving my truck down a steep hill，the truck hit a tree and 1 was badly hurt．The pig rushed to the truck and pulled me out of just before the truck caught fire．”

    When the farmer was just about to tell another story，the man said，“Yes, yes，but what about the wooden leg?”

    “Well．”said the farmer，“when you’ve got a pig as good as that，you don’t eat it all at once”

    (    ) 1.The man was surprised because he saw a farmer with a wooden leg.

    (    ) 2.The pig was very unusual and the farmer was proud of it.

    (    ) 3.The farmer was once saved by the pig.

    (    ) 4.The pig lost a leg while he was trying to save the farmer's chickens.

A man went to a farm．While he was there，he saw a pig with a wooden leg．This surprised him so much．He decided to ask the farmer about it．
“This isn’t a common pig and l am very lucky to have him．”said the farmer．“Only two days ago there was a fire in chicken shed(鸡舍)when 1 was away from the farm．The pig noticed this and immediately let all the chickens out into the yard．He then phoned the firemen(消防员)and asked them for help．”
“AIso．a few weeks ago，when I was driving my truck down a steep hill，the truck hit a tree and 1 was badly hurt．The pig rushed to the truck and pulled me out of just before the truck caught fire．”
When the farmer was just about to tell another story，the man said，“Yes, yes，but what about the wooden leg?”
“Well．”said the farmer，“when you’ve got a pig as good as that，you don’t eat it all at once”
【小题1】The pig lost a leg while he was trying to save the farmer’s chickens.

A young man worked very hard on his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. One day he found that he couldn't fall asleep at night. As he became ill, he couldn't go to sleep. When he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always failed.
After a few days he decided to see a doctor.
"I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do?" he asked.
"I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "You can try to count numbers. When you count to one thousand, you will be asleep. I am sure of it. "
The next day the man returned to the doctor's office.
"Well," said the doctor. "How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?"
The man still looked tired. "Yes," he said. "I tried to count one, two, three.. , up to one thousand. But when I counted to five hundred and sixty--nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep. "
【小题1】Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?