3.　　　 The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.

A bad　 B good　　 C well　　 D strong

2.　　　 Which of the following sentences is true?

A The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of country for a month.

B The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.

C After a month, the old man felt better.

D The old man was younger than before after a month.

1.　　　 The doctor told the man ____.

A to go to bed early　　　　 B to drink milk

C to walk a lot　　　　　　 D Both A, B and C

5.　　　 The population count in China is ______.

A busy and dangerous　　 B difficult and slow

C pleased and interesting　　D important and careful

(4)

Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar a day. Go to the country place for a mouth.”

After a month the man came to the doctor again,“How are you ?” said the doctor,“I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “OH！Doctor，I feel quite well now，” said the man ，“I had a good rest。I went to bed early，drank a of milk and walked a lot。You r advice certainly helped me， but you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first。It’s no joke to start smoking at my age!’’

4.　　　 1000,000,000 means_____.

A one thousand million　　 B one million

C one billion　　　　　　D ten billion

3.　　　 It will take them____ to examine the count.

A about three weeks　　 B about ten days

C about a year　　　　　D about several months

2.　　　 By the end of August, the population counters_____.

A are talking to members of every family

B will begin the census　 C only have finished the count

D will be able to have the final conut

1.　　　 This passage is ___.

A a letter　 B a piece of news　 C a story　 D a diary

5.　　　 At last, the host might be a little_____.

A happy　 B surprised　 C worried　　D afraid

　　　　　　　　(3)

The population count in China has ended. Population counters now will spend the next few weeks examining the count to make sure it is correct. The final count is expected to be announced by the end of August. 5000,000 census takes have spent the past ten days talking to members of every family in China. They have collected information on age, employment, educational level of every person in China. China’s population is believed to be 1000,000,000 people. This is about 20% of all the people in the world.

4.　　　 The tall man’s wife waited in the car for _____.

A a long time　 B two hours　 C a half hour　 D an hour