Old John went to see a doctor. The doctor looked over him and said,“Medicine can't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to a quiet place for a month, go to bed early, drink some milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar（雪茄）a day.”“Thank you very much,”said old John.“I can do everything you said.”

　　A month later old John came to the doctor's office again.“Well,”said the doctor,“I'm glad to see you. You look much younger.”“Oh, doctor,”said old John,“I feel quite well now. I had a good rest. I went to bed early. I drank a lot of milk, and I walked a lot. Your advice certainly helped me. But you asked me to smoke one cigar a day, and the one cigar a day nearly killed me at first. It's no joke to start smoking at my age.”

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A．asked him to take some medicine

B．asked him not to take any medicine

C．didn't say any words about medicine

D．gave him some medicine

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A．Old John smoked before.

B．Old John hadn't smoked before.

C．Old John didn't smoke one cigar a day.

D．Old John smoked less than before.

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Now and then we all get ill. Then we usually go to see a doctor. Doctors know a lot about what makes us ill. They may give us something to take. The medicine often makes us well again.

　 But sometimes the doctor’s medicine doesn’t work. A sick person does not get well. The pain doesn’t go away. There was such man. He was in hospital, but he wasn’t well. Then he found a new “doctor” inside himself. This “doctor” was his own sense of humor（幽默）. He saw funny films. He read funny books. And he liked to learn something interesting. Laughing took away his pain. Then he was able to sleep and rest. His own happy feeling helped him to feel well again. And he told his story in a book. He said that laughing was his best “medicine”. His doctor thought so, too.

Another man was ill, and he had a terrible pain in his back. The doctors could not stop it from hurting. So the man began to “picture” his pain. In his head he “drew” a picture of a dog. He imagined（想象） it as a real dog. And it was biting（咬） his back. It was hurting him. Then the man talked softly to the dog. He put his hand on the dog’s head. He made friends with the dog. And his pain went away!

These stories may surprise you. But more and more people are getting well in this way. So call on the “doctor” inside your own head. And stay happy and well!

11. The medicine given by doctors_______.

　　 A. never works well　　　　　 B. always tastes terrible

　　 C. doesn’t work sometimes　　 D. always makes patients feel worse

12. In the second paragraph “a new doctor inside himself” means　

　　 A .his own doctor　　　　　　 B. his optimism(乐观主义)

　　 C. the doctor in his home　　　 D. the medicine made by himself

13. The second patient felt well again because of 　　 .

　　 A. good medicine　　　　　　 B. the doctors

　　 C. his sense of humor　　　　 D. the “dog” in his head

14. We can stay happy and well by　　 .

A. visiting the “doctor” inside our own heads　 B. drawing a picture of a dog

C. going to see a doctor as often as possible　 D. taking more medicine

15. We should believe that　　 .

A. doctors can heal all patients

B.　no one can help patients but themselves

C. only medicine can make patients feel better

D.　sometimes a patient can help himself in his own way.

This story is about a young man. He worked hard at his lessons. He was too busy. He didn’t have time to rest, so he was ill. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep（睡觉）. But he couldn't. He thought: “I must go to see the doctor.” He said to the doctor.

“I can't go to sleep at night.” “Try counting numbers. When you reach one thousand, you'll be asleep.”

The next day the man came back to the doctor's office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today?”

“Yes, he said,” I tried counting one, two, three. . . up to （直到）one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (感到困倦). I had to get up and drank some tea. Then I went on counting up to one thousand. But I still couldn't fall asleep.

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

A. he didn't finish his lessons

B. he worked too hard and was ill

C. he was worried about his homework

D. there was a lot of housework to do and he couldn't have a good rest

2．The doctor asked the young man ________ .

A. to count numbers before he went to bed

B. to put all numbers from 1 to 1000 together

C. to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D. to go to bed earlier

3．The young man came back to the doctor's office the next day because ___ .

A. he wanted to thank the doctor

B. he was better

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

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 569 and fell asleep

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

D. counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

5．The young man ________ in fact.

A. didn't understand the doctor's words

B. couldn't count numbers

C. didn't try to sleep

D. wasn't ill at all

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).

“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.

She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”

He looked her over then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”

Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).

“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price.

“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1.Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　A. She had had a heart attack.

B. She had a problem with her health.

　C. She was unhappy about her weight.

D. She could not sleep well.

2.What did the doctor advise her to do?

　A. To lose weight.                   B. To eat more meat.

C. To come and see him again.        D. To look after her heart.

3.Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

　A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. She wanted to lose weight.

　C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.

D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.

4.What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

　A. She ate too much steak.

B. She weighed too much.

　C. The doctor did not know.    

D. She could not walk very quickly.

Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stars. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not surprised at all,” he said. “It’s obvious what your problem is.”
He looked her over then gave her some advice.
“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”
Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but it would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop (肉铺).
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (天平).
“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.
“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out the price.
“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.”

1. 1.

   Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

   1. A.
      She had had a heart attack.
   2. B.
      She had a problem with her health.
   3. C.
      She was unhappy about her weight.
   4. D.
      She could not sleep well.
2. 2.

   What did the doctor advise her to do?

   1. A.
      To lose weight.
   2. B.
      To eat more meat.
   3. C.
      To come and see him again.
   4. D.
      To look after her heart.
3. 3.

   Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?

   1. A.
      She wanted to buy some for dinner.
   2. B.
      She wanted to lose weight.
   3. C.
      Her doctor had told her to eat steak.
   4. D.
      She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.
4. 4.

   What was Ellen Parker’s real problem?

   1. A.
      She ate too much steak.
   2. B.
      She weighed too much.
   3. C.
      The doctor did not know.
   4. D.
      She could not walk very quickly.