When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.

Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.

Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.

But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.

Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”

1.Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because .

A. they don’t have enough money

B. they would rather save cancer patients

C. doctors don’t care if the babies die

D. it makes more sense to have a bigger baby

2. The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because .

A. oxygen machine are expensive

B. the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital

C. doctors always charge more than they should

D. four out of five premature babies can now be saved

3. From the story we know that saving a cancer patient .

A. is easier than saving a baby

B. is harder than saving a baby

C. is cheaper than saving a baby

D. is more common than saving a baby

4.The main idea of the article is .

A. doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients

B. doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high

C. having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago

D. Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills

Mr. Robinson never went to see a dentist, because he was afraid(害怕), but then his teeth began aching a lot, and he had to see a dentist. The dentist did a lot of work in his mouth for a long time. On the last day Mr. Robinson asked the dentist, “How much is all the work going to cost(花费)?” “Twenty-five dollars,” said the dentist. But he didn’t ask him for the money. After a month Mr. Robinson phoned the dentist and said, “You haven’t asked me for any money for your work.” “Oh,” the dentist answered, “I never ask a gentleman(绅士)for money.” “Then how do you live?” Mr. Robinson asked. “Most gentlemen pay me quickly, the dentist said, “but some don’t. I wait for my money for two months, and then I say, ‘That man is not a gentleman,’ and then I ask him for my money.

1.Mr. Robinson _____ until his teeth began aching a lot.

A. wasn’t afraid

B. didn’t see a dentist

C. wanted to see a dentist

D. went to see a dentist

2._____ cost twenty-five dollars.

A. The first day’work of the dentist

B. The last day’s work of the dentist

C. Half the dentist’s work

D. All the dentist’s work

3.When did Mr. Robinson phone the dentist?

A. After he paid him. B. About thirty days later.

C. After two months. D. About twenty days later.

4.The dentist said that he never asked _____ first.

A. a woman for money B. the poor for money

C. gentlemen for money D. people for much money

5.Mr. Robinson never went to see a dentist _____.

A. because he was afraid

B. because he had no money

C. because he wasn’t a gentleman

D. because he didn’t want to much money

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