Reading comprehension.
Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of more than100 patients
a week in the hospital and at his office. He's been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrella offers lots of help to his patients. But he doesn't just tell his patients what to do. He also sings
to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The
doctor starts the show with a song and then he explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After
that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrella makes and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients
and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs,
and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says, "I always love to sing. All my problems are gone
when I sing." But when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didn't want him to be a singer. So he went to a
medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when
he sings, too. I like to make people smile. Sometimes it's difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and
entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.
1. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _____.
A. sings love songs he wrote
B. sings about different diseases
C. sings and explains a medical problem
2. _____ isn't used in his TV show.
A. Russian
B. English
C. Italian
3. Dr. Petrella performs in his show _____.
A. become famous
B. make people feel good
C. achieve his dream
4. From the article, we can know Dr. Petrella is _____.
A. talented and proud
B. creative but lazy
C. kind and helpful
5. What's the best title (标题) of the article?
A. Medicine and Entertainment
B. His Dream Came True
C. A Singing Doctor
