A young American doctor is asleep when his doorbell rings. It is late at night, but he has to put on his coat to answer it.
It is a man! He is standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?” says the man.
“Can you go with me now to a place out of the town? It is quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way.”
“Certainly,” says the doctor, “I can go with you now.”
The car is at the front door. The man gets into the doctor’s car and they drive off.
They drive for a long time, and finally the man says, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.”
“But I must see the patient(病人),” the doctor says. “How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There’s no patient,” says the man, “nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!”
小题1:The doctor is _______when the doorbell rings.
A．reading
B．watching TV
C．having supper
D．sleeping小题2:Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at night?
A．Because someone is badly ill.
B．Because he is too tired.
C．Because he wants the doctor to drive him home.
D．Because he wants to go to a place out of the town.小题3:The man gives the doctor money, because ________.
A．the doctor is a good doctor
B．the doctor takes him home late at night
C．he is very rich
D．the doctor sees a patient小题4:At the end of the story, the doctor knows _________.
A．there are many patients
B．there is no patient at all.
C．the man is ill
D．there is something wrong with the man小题5:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The man can find the taxi at that time.
B．The man and the doctor are good friends
C．It takes the doctor quite a long time to the man’s house
D．The man wants to stay with the doctor.
