Once my father and I went to see a circus (马戏团). A family was standing in front of us   1  for tickets. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not  2   but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns（小丑）and elephants excitedly.

“I want  3   tickets, eight for children and two for adults（成人）.” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the 4. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his   5 . He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have  6   money. My dad took a $20 bill（纸币） and dropped it on the ground. Then he  7  the bill, and said to the man, “Sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was   8  on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the   9  . “Thank you, thank you, sir. This   10   means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1 A． waiting B． looking C． working     D． preparing

2 A． common    B． cheap      C． old    D． expensive

3 A． ticket   B． ten    C． two   D． five

4 A． ticket   B． number   C． price D． time

5 A． eyes     B． ears   C． nose  D． head

6 A． spare   B． any    C． little   D． enough

7 A． picked up  B． took away     C. put down    D． looked up

8 A． walking      B． going C． looking   D． holding

9 A． book    B． pocket    C． bill    D． bag

10 A． hardly B． nearly      C． only  D． really

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.
“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.
“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.
Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.
Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.
Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.
The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!
【小题1】What was the weather like that night?

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.

“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.

“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.

Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.

Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.

Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.

The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

1.What was the weather like that night?

A．Rainy             B．Snowy            C．Windy            D．Warm

2.Who needed an operation at once?

A．Doctor Van.                            B．The man

C．Doctor Van’s son.                      D．The man’s son.

3.Why did the man take Van’s car?

A．Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible.

B．Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help.

C．Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor.

D．Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him.

4.Which of the following is not true?

A．The man lost his son.

B．Doctor Van was stronger than the man.

C．Doctors need cars.

D．The weather was not fine that night.

5.Which of the following can be the best title （标题） for this passage?

A．A Doctor Driving at Night.

B．A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man.

C．Too Worried to Be Helpful.

D．How to Save a Badly Hurt Person.