2. A. terrible B. interesting C. surprisingD. wonderful

1. A. driverB. nurseC. doctorD. child

3. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?

　 A. She ate too much steak.

　 B. She weighed too much.

　 C. She was often out of breath.

　 D. She could not walk very quickly.

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　 ① She was soon out of breath.

　 她很快就上气不接下气了。

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　 ② The butcher worked out the price.

　 肉铺老板算出了价钱。

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　 In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn?t help crying,① “Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the 1 !”

　 Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a 2 dream.

　 “Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over② and tried to go to 3 again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I'm sure I'm 4 !”

　 Peter got out of bed and started 5 , but he could not find him any clothes.

　 “Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was 6 ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my 7 stomach!”

　 As soon as he had put his clothes 8 , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 9that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait 10 morning, can't you?”

　 “No, I can't. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted,“ 11 you will find me dead 12 the morning.”

　 So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters 13 he heard his wife calling him again.

　 “I'm 14 again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.

　 Hearing this, he started running as 15 as he could towards the doctor's. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake 16 around.

　 The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who's there?”

　 “Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I've very 17 news for you. My wife 18 ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly 19 her. So you need not come. Go back to 20 now,and sleep well!”

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2. 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.

1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

　 A. She 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. Which of the following accidents may NOT happen in homes?

　 A. People may fall to death from high buildings.

　 B. People may be knocked down by cars on the roads.

　 C. Gas stoves may cause burns or even fires.

　 D. People may be killed by an electrical appliance.

1. Accidents take place ____.

　 A. mostly in homes

　 B. mostly on roads and highways

　 C. mostly in factories

　 D. almost everywhere

3. Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because____ .

　 A. he didn't see any “STOP” sign there

　 B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules

　 C. he didn't have to stop

　 D. he was eager to get home