Question

There wasa bookseller who did not like to pay for anything. One day a big box of booksfell on his foot.

“Go tothe doctor，” said his wife，“ show that foot to him.”

“No，” he said，"I’llwait until the doctor comes to our shop next time. Then I will ask him about myfoot. If I go to see him, I shall have to pay.”

The nextday the doctor came to the shop to buy some books. The bookseller told thedoctor about his bad foot. The doctor looked at it and promised to help. Hetook out a piece of paper and wrote something on it. “Buy this and put it onthe foot before you go to bed every night. ” he said. “Thank you.” said thebookseller. “And now, sir，hereare your books, “How much?” asked the doctor.

“Twopounds.”

“ Good,”said the doctor. “ I shall not have to pay you anything today. ” “Why?"asked the bookseller.

“I haveexamined your foot. I want two pounds for that. If people come to my house, Iask them to pay one pound for a small thing like that. But when I go to theirhouses, I usually charge two pounds. And I came here today, didn’t I? Bye-bye!”

1.Thebookseller’s wife

A. likesto pay for anything

B. tellshim to show foot to the doctor

C. dropsa big box of books on the foot

D. comesto the shop to buy some books

2.Whichone is NOT true?

A. Thebooks are worth two pounds.

B. Thedoctor examined the bookseller’s foot.

C. Thedoctor paid nothing for the books.

D. Thedoctor charged two pounds in his own house.

3.The bookseller doesn’t want to pay ____forthe foot.

A. Nothing B. Anything C. everything D. Something

4.Howmuch does the doctor charge the bookseller?

A. Free B. One pound C. two pounds D. A piece of paper

5.Fromthe story, we know that _________

A. Notonly the bookseller bur also the doctor is very generous.(大方的）

B. Both thebookseller and the doctor are very generous.

C. Neither the bookseller nor the doctor is very generous.

D. eitherthe bookseller or the doctor is very generous.

Answer 1