The doctor in a small town was standing behind his desk, cleaning something．On the desk there are some books．A young man came in and asked quite excitedly： “Doctor, have you anything to stop the hiccups （打嗝） ?” The doctor looked at him with a smile for a moment and suddenly slapped （給……一巴掌）him in the face with the cloth he held in his hand．“What do you mean by that?” The young man shouted angrily．“Why! I only asked you a question．”“That was the cure（治療） for the hiccups,” the doctor explained．“Are they gone?” “No, it is my wife．My wife has the hiccups and she is out in the car．”

36．What was the doctor doing when the young man came in?

A．He was reading 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．He was talking with others．

C．He was cleaning something．　　　　　　　　　　 D．He was making a phone call．

37．Why did the man go to see the doctor?

A．Because was ill．

B．Because he couldn't stop hiccupping．

C．Because his wife was ill in bed．

D．Because he wanted to help his wife stop hiccupping．

38．Why did the doctor slap the young man?

A．Because the young man was not polite to him．

B．Because the doctor was busy cleaning and didn't want to listen to him．

C．Because the doctor thought it would be great fun to slap the young man．

D．Because he thought the young man had hiccups．

39．How was the young man after the doctor slapped him?

A．He was happy because he stopped hiccupping．

B．He was angry and shouted to the doctor．

C．He went out without saying say a word．

D．He slapped the doctor．

40．What do you think the doctor would do after he heard what the young man said?

A．He would feel funny．

B．He would ask the young man slap him, too．

C．He would say sorry to the young man．

D．He would go and slap the young man's wife in the face．

A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建議)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
【小題1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,

A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.

After some days, he decided to see a doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”

“I have a suggestion(建議)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”

The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one , two, three—up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because                       。

A．he was worried about his homework

B．he worked too hard and became ill

C．he didn’t finish doing his lessons

D．there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest

2.The doctor asked the young man             .

A．to put all numbers from I to 1000 together

B．to take some medicine and go to bed earlier

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to count numbers before he went to bed

3.The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because            .

A．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

B．he wanted to thank the doctor

C．he was better and wanted some more medicine

D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night

4.The young man               .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

5.The young man           in fact.

A．didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion

B．wasn’t ill at all

C．was not able to count numbers

D．didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建議)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

1. 1.

   The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,

   1. A.
      he was worried about his homework
   2. B.
      he worked too hard and became ill
   3. C.
      he didn’t finish doing his lessons
   4. D.
      there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest
2. 2.

   The doctor asked the young man ________________________.

   1. A.
      to get up to drink some tea
   2. B.
      to take some medicine and go to bed earlier
   3. C.
      to count numbers while he was lying in bed
   4. D.
      to count numbers before he went to bed
3. 3.

   The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because______.

   1. A.
      he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers
   2. B.
      he wanted to thank the doctor
   3. C.
      he was better and wanted some more medicine
   4. D.
      he still couldn’t go to sleep at night
4. 4.

   The young man _________.

   1. A.
      counted from 569 to 1000
   2. B.
      counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep
   3. C.
      counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea
   4. D.
      counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep
5. 5.

   The young man _____ in fact.

   1. A.
      didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion
   2. B.
      wasn’t ill at all
   3. C.
      was not able to count numbers
   4. D.
      didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion