At midnight Mr. King coughed
again. He got up and took some medicine. Before he lay down again, he smoked.
And he couldn’t go to sleep any longer. He
found the medicine book and began to read it. He was afraid he had lung cancer.
He seemed to see death was waiting for him. Tears(眼泪) ran down his face. He
didn’t see his wife was standing by
him.
“What’s wrong with you, dear?” asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered
his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and
understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can’t I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his
wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He
will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have
an Xray examination of his lungs. And then he looked at the Xray carefully for
a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.”said
Mr.King, “Do you see any shadows(阴影)in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
( )6. Mr.King got up
to .
A. smoke again
B. talk with his wife
C. read the medicine book
D. take some medicine
( )7. Mr. King
coughed because .
A. he couldn’t go to sleep
B. he was afraid to die
C. he smoked too much
D. he was too old
( )8.
, so tears ran down his face.
A. Mr. King thought he had lung
cancer
B. Mr. King couldn’t understand the book
C. Mr. King was too sad to go to
sleep
D. The doctors refused to help
Mr. King
( ) 9.The doctor told
Mr. King to have an Xray examination because .
A. he was sure the man would die
soon
B. he wanted the man to stop
smoking right now
C. he wanted to know if there was
something wrong with his lungs
D. he was sure the man would soon
be all right
( )10. Which of the
following is true?
A. There was nothing serious with
Mr. King.
B. Smoking too much caused Mr.
King’s lungs to turn black.
C. The doctor found some shadows
in Mr. King’s lungs.
D.
Mr. King decided to stop smoking at once.