A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议),”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m 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 counting one , two, three—up to one thousand. But when I reached 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】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because                       

A.he was worried about his homework
B.he worked too hard and became ill
C.he didn’t finish doing his lessons
D.there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest
【小题2】The doctor asked the young man             .
A.to put all numbers from I to 1000 together
B.to take some medicine and go to bed earlier
C.to count numbers while he was lying in bed
D.to count numbers before he went to bed
【小题3】The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because            .
A.he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
B.he wanted to thank the doctor
C.he was better and wanted some more medicine
D.he still couldn’t go to sleep at night
【小题4】The young man               .
A.counted from 569 to 1000
B.counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
C.counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
D.counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
【小题5】The young man           in fact.
A.didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion
B.wasn’t ill at all
C.was not able to count numbers
D.didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Ohno!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that officea boss who shouts at me all the time.

?? As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”

?? Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

?? At 1130 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

?? That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two menneatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”

1.What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.

A. He was a lazy man.            ??????????????? B. He was a lucky person.

C. He made a lot of money.       ????????????? D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.

A. told his boss to drop dead.          ?????????? B. asked his boss to swim in the lake.

C. celebrated with his boss by the lake .??????? D. wanted to go fishing with his fish.

3.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. his workmates had come to comfort him .

C. his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools.

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.

4.On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.

A. disappointed.       ???? B. worried.       ???? C. nervous.       ????  D. curious.?

5.The story tells us the truth that ______________________.

A. good luck is always against a lazy fellow.

B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化)

C. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job

D. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools

 

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