Question

A very old lady wins(赢) a million dollars in a lottery(彩票抽奖). Her son and her husband hear the news on the radio.

“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked. “The shock(震惊)may kill her!”

“That’s true,” the son says. “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.”

They told the old lady’s doctor about the situation.“I’m glad you told me, ”the doctor says “A shock even a happy one, could give her a heart attack(心脏病发作) , leave it to me. I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her.”He thinks about the problem for some days, and then decides what he will say. He visits the old lady and sits by her. He takes her hand in his. “Let’s play a game, my dear,” he said. “A‘Let’s pretend(假装)’ game.”“Oh, yes, ” the old lady says. “I love ‘Let’s pretend’ game.”“Good, I’ll ask you a question first, ” the doctor says, “Then you ask me one.”

He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you win a million dollars in the lottery?” “Oh, that’s an easy question,” the old lady says, “I will give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years, doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.

1.The old lady’s son and her husband are _______ when they hears the news.

A. interested B. worried C. sad D. happy

2.The doctor plays a game with the old lady because he wants to ________.

A. tell her the news gently B. get most of the money

C. make her happy D. cure(治疗) her illness

3.From the story we can know that ______.

A. the doctor is not a kind man

B. the son and her husband don’t love the old lady

C. a prize of too much money is not always a good thing

D. the old lady is mean(吝啬的)

4.Which of the following is True?

A. A poor old lady wins million dollars in a lottery.

B. The doctor wants the lady to give him some money.

C. There is something wrong with the lady’s heart.

D. Only a happy shock can kill people.

5.The best title for the passage is _______.

A. The Old Lady and Her Doctor B. Let’s Play Game

C. The Winner of a Lottery D. A Happy Shock

Answer 1