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. "
1.Why couldn't the young man go to sleep at night?
A.Because he
didn't finish his lessons.
B.Because he
worked too hard.
C.Because he
was worried about his homework.
D.Because there
was a lot of noise.
2. What did the doctor ask the young man to do?
A.To drink much
water before going to bed.
B.To count
numbers while he was lying in bed.
C.To count
numbers before he went to bed.
D.To take some
medicine and go to bed earlier.
3. The young man returned to the doctor's office the
next day because_____
A.he wanted to
thank the doctor
B.he felt
better and wanted some more medicine
C.he wanted to
ask the doctor how to count the numbers
D.he still
couldn't go to sleep at night
4.The young man counted_______
A.from 1 to 569
and got up to drink some tea
B.from 1 to 569
and fell asleep
C.from 1 to
1,000 and fell asleep
D.from 568 to
1,000
5. In fact the young man ______
A.didn't
understand the doctor's suggestion
B.was not able
to count numbers
C.was very
afraid to stay at home by himself
D.wasn't sleepy
at all