A young American
doctor was sleeping when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already
midnight, but what could the doctor do? He had to get up, put on his coat and
go downstairs.
When he opened the
door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” said the
man,“ Can you come at once to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have
a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” said the
doctor, “I’m quite ready. I can come at once.” After a few minutes the car was
standing at the front door, the man got into the doctor’s car, and they drove
off.
They drove on for a
long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you
and you can go back to town.”
“I must see the
patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,”
explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, you see, and one must get home
from a town, mustn’t he? There are no taxis this time of the night, but a
doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor.
Good night.”
1.The doctor ____ when
the doorbell started to ring.
A. was sleeping
upstairs B. was sleeping downstairs
C. was working
upstairs D. was working downstairs
2. The man asked the
doctor _____.
A. to go out for a
walk B. to go to a place out of town
C. to see a
patient D. to go for a vacation
3.They left _____.
A. on
foot B. by bike C. by
bus D. by car
4.What the man wanted
to do was only _____.
A. to fool the
doctor B. to give the doctor
money
C. to get home in the
doctor’s car D to invite the doctor to his home
5.The doctor must be
______ when he heard the man’s words.
A.
happy B.
angry C. sad
D cry