In the middle of the night， Peter's wife suddenly fell ill． She couldn't help crying， “Oh， my stomach！ Get the  36  ！”
    Peter， awaking from a deep sleep， thought his wife was only having a 37 dream．
    Stop that noise，” he said to her． He turned over and tried to go to 38 again， but his wife still cried out，“Oh，help！help！ I'm sure I'm 39 ．”
    Peter got out of bed and started 40 ， but he could not find him any clothes．
    “Where is my shirt？” he asked． His wife was 41 ill to tell him， and she could only cry， “Oh， my    42 stomach！”
    As soon as he had put his clothes 43 ， he said，“Now， my dear， are you quite 44 that you need the doctor？ Surely you can wait 45 morning，can’t you？”
    “No，I can't．Go，go，go，” his wife shouted，
    “46 you will find me dead 47 the morning．”
    So Peter went out into the dark street． He had only gone a few meters 48 he heard his wife calling him again．
    “I’m 49 again now， and I shall not want the doctor,” she said， softly．
    Hearing this， he started running as 50 as he could towards the doctor’s． When he arrived there， he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 51 around．
    The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said，“Er？ Who’s there？”
    “Oh， Doctor.” Peter called up to him，“I’ve very 52 news for you． My wife 53 ill with a terrible stomachache． I was on my way to bring you to her， but  she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly  54 her． So you need not come． Go back to 55 now， and sleep well！”
36． A． driver        B． nurse         C．child         D． doctor
37． A．  interesting    B．terrible    C． surprising    D． wonderful
38． A． sleep          B．bed           C． dream         D． hospital
39． A．dying        B． walking        C． aching        D． sleeping
40． A． wearing     B．  dressing     C． raising       D． working
41． A． very          B． so             C． quite         D． too  
42． A． good         B． bad           C．poor         D． wrong
43． A． down          B． off           C．up            D． on
44． A． surprised     B． afraid        C． worried     D．certain
45． A． before        B． for           C． until           D．to
46． A． and            B． but           C．   or         D．so
47． A． in            B．  after          C． before        D． until
48． A．  when        B．  after         C． before        D． while
49． A． good          B． wrong         C．right       D. all right
50． A．  slowly        B．fast        C． hurriedly     D． happily
51． A． everyone      B． someone       C． no one        D． doctors
52． A．  bad        B．  good         C． necessary     D． ill
53． A． fell          B． stayed        C． grew          D． failed
54． A． gone off      B． missed        C．left        D． pleased
55． A． your home     B． your bedroom    C． your dream   D．bed

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.
In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious (半清醒状态) and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them.
"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning. (铊中毒)"
"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."
"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."
"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."
Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.
【小题1】The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious (半清醒状态) and on the "Dangerously Ill" list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms (症状). While they were discussing the baby's case, a nurse asked to speak to them.

"Excuse me," said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, "but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning. (铊中毒)"

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie," Nurse Maitlan explained. "In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They're exactly the same as the baby's."

"You're very thoughtful and you may be right," another doctor said. "We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not."

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Qatar.

1.The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness was _____.

2.The baby was sent to London because _____.

3.As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

4.It seems likely from the passage that the baby's illness had something to do with _____.

5.When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be _____.

In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence, so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London. She was then only semi-conscious and on the “Dangerously III” list. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they, too, were confused by the very unusual symptoms. While they were discussing the baby’s case, a nurse asked to speak to them. “Excuse me,” said Nurse Marsha Maitlan, “but I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning.”

“What makes you think that?” Dr. Brown asked, “Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.”

“ A few days ago, I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie,” Nurse Maitlan explained. “In the book, somebody uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms are described. They’re exactly the same as the baby’s”

“You’re very thoughtful and you may be right,” another doctor said. “We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether it’s thallium or not.”

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance used in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar. Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar.

1．The one who first suggested the correct cause of the baby’s illness was _____.

A. a doctor in Qatar    B. Nurse Mitlan

C. Dr. Brown            D. Agatha Christie

2. As far as we can tell from the passage, Agatha Christie _____.

A.  had never met this baby

B.  had spent a long time studying the baby’s case

C.  visited the baby in the hospital at Hammersmith

D.  gave Nurse Maitlan some advice on the phone

3. It seemed likely from the passage that the baby’s illness had something to do with ____.

A.    a dangerous pair of glasses

B.    the water in Qatar

C.    a harmful substance used to kill insects

D.    a dad writer

4. When the baby was sent to the hospital in London, her case was considered to be_____.

A. an urgent one  B. quite a simple one

C. a usual one    D. the result of thallium poisoning