The sun is shining and it’s very hot.   1  many people don’t want to go out after  2  . Mrs. West has to（不得不）   3   her father at the airport. Her father doesn’t feel well, he wants to see a   4   in the city hospital.

Now she’s   5   in the street. There   6   no trees and she feels very   7  . But she’s too   8   and can’t walk fast（快）. Suddenly she finds（发现） a   9   walking behind her. She gets angry and her face turns red. “Why are you walking   10   me, boy?” She asks strictly. “It’s cooler”. The boy answers.

（    ）1．A．But                   B．Because           C．So                   D．Then

（    ）2．A．breakfast           B．dinner              C．supper             D．lunch

（    ）3．A．watch            B．meet                C．help                 D．ask

（    ）4．A．nurse                B．waiter              C．policeman        D．doctor

（    ）5．A．walking             B．walks              C．walk                D．to walk

（    ）6．A．be                     B．is                    C．are                  D．am

（    ）7．A．cold                  B．cool                 C．relaxed            D．hot

（    ）8．A．happy             B．fat                   C．short               D．tall

（    ）9．A．boy                   B．man                 C．woman            D．dog

（    ）10．A．on                   B．in front of        C．behind             D．across from

Mr White works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after dinner. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep (入睡). But it’s usually too late and Mr White has to get up early in the morning when she is still sleeping.

One day Mr White felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. Mrs White went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all. The doctor wrote out a prescription (处方). When Mrs White took the medicine to the doctor’s room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills (药片) are for you. ”

“For me?” the woman said in surprise. “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!”

“I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills. Your husband will be all right soon if you take them. ”

1.Mr White ______.

A．has time to have a good sleep

B．is busy but he can have a good sleep

C．isn’t tired and doesn’t like to go to bed early

D．doesn’t have a good rest

2.Mr White’s wife ______ every evening.

A．works late         B．writes things       C．keeps talking late    D．watches TV late

3.Mr White has to get up when his wife is sleeping in the morning because ______.

A．he can’t fall asleep                     B．he has to go to work

C．he doesn’t want to sleep                D．his wife asks him to get up

4.One day Mr White couldn’t go to work because ______.

A．he was ill                              B．his wife was ill

C．his wife didn’t let him go                 D．he didn’t want to go to work

5.The sentence “Your husband will be all right soon if you take them. ” means Mr White will soon be all right if ______.

A．Mr White takes the pills

B．Mr White takes the bottle of medicine

C．Mrs White takes the pills

D．Mrs White stops talking too much at night

Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smith has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.

One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all and the man understood why. He wrote out a prescription. And when Mr Smith brought the medicine to the resulting-room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!” “I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

1.What does Mrs Smith often do after supper?

A. She watches TV B. She does the chores

C. She begins talking D.She goes to bed early

2.Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?

A.Because he can’t fall asleep.

B. Because he has to go to work.

C. Because he doesn’t want to sleep.

D. Because his wife asks him to get up.

3.What does“prescription ” mean in Chinese?

A.建议 B.方式 C.要求 D.药方

4.Why couldn’t Mr. Smith go to work one day?

A.Because he didn’t want to work

B. Because his wife didn’t let him go

C. Because he felt ill

D. Because he was too tired to go to work

5.From the story, we know that___________________.

A. Mrs Smith was ill

B. Mr Smith has to take the pills

C. Mr Smithth wasn’t ill

D. Mrs Smith has to stop talking too much at night.