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I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the ac?cident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $ 200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

   But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $ 115 each time. The final exami-nation report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $ 215.

    My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all.  He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $ 770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time ― and I left without getting a cent.

1.The author's roommate offered to help him because •

   A.      he felt sorry for the author

B.     he thought it was a chance to make some money

C.     he knew the doctor was a very good one

D.     he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

2. A good doctor is greatly necessary for the author to .

    A.     be properly treated

B.     talk with the person responsible for the accident

C.     recover before he leaves America

D.     eventually get the responsible person to pay for his injury

3.The word "charge" in the second paragraph means " ,,.

   A.     be responsible

B.     have control over

C.     ask for money for goods or service

D.     help or support

4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very .

A.friendly             B. selfish

C.professional          D. busy

5.What conclusion can you draw from the story?

   A.     Going to court is something very common in America.

B.     One must be very careful while driving a car.

C.     There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D.     Money is more important than other things in the US.

 1. B 从第二段可知,作者的朋友认为自己帮了他,他有很好的理由可以向作者收费,因此可以判断作者的朋友帮他主要是因为可以从中赚钱。

2. D 从第二段倒数第二、三句可知,"我"要想得到赔偿要有一个好律师,而一个好医生可以帮助"我"找到一个好律师。

3. C 从第二段可知,朋友要求"我"为他所做的支付200美元,并讲述了收费的理由,因此charge在此是"收费"的意思。

4.B从文中可知,医生,律.师并没有给,.我"很好的帮助,但却收费不菲,由此,1断文中的医茔'和律^.都很自私。

5.D 结合全文可知,作者的肼:牛、律师和保,公司都更看重钱,因此选D。

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A.    Its big head and small mouth.

B.    Its strong legs and fat feet.

C.    Its thin body and tiny teeth.

D.    Its short toes and long tail.

2.    Which is NOT the reason why cheetahs are endan?gered?

A.     Loss of food.

B.    An elegant body.

C.    Habitat destruction.

D.    Hunting and killing.

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A.    To catch more cheetahs and kill them.

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D.    Cheetahs are able to adapt to the environment well.

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