Nothing was
going right for Dr.Turner at the hospital. He made a mistake while operating on
a patient. He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job
. One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner (合作者).
The doc-tor, whose name was Johnson , lived in Thorby, a small town in the
north of England.
A few days
later Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr.Johnson's home early in the
afternoon. Though old and a little deaf, Dr.Johnson still had a good brain. He
kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to
the question of partnership,it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson
invited Dr . Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the
train back to London. Dr . Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good
food and expensive wines . They had an excellent meal. When the bill was
brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket." Oh, dear," he said.
"I've forgotten my money." "That's all right,"Dr. Turner
said."I'll pay the bill."As he did so,he began to wonder
whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust.
1. Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job
because .
A. he had
never been trusted
B. it
demanded too great skills
C. he
believed it offered little hope for his future
D. he thought
the hospital would like him to leave
2.The two doctors spent most of the afternoon
talking about .
A. things of
no interest to Dr. Johnson
B. things of
no importance to Dr. Turner
C. health
matters
D. food and
drink
3.The story suggests that .
A. Dr.
Johnson did not like Dr. Turner
B. the two
doctors would become friends
C. the two
doctors would not work together
D. Dr. Turner
decided to stay at his present job
4.The words did so in the last
sentence mean .
A. caught the
train back to London B. felt in his pocket
C. paid the
bill
D. said those words
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