One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor．The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop．He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正當(dāng)?shù)?．He therefore said to the man．“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me．”

“Sir,”replied the lawyer．“Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her．I'll give you all this．”

The doctor was reassured and went into the house．When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little．She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(開藥方) her medicine, she soon dieD．

He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promiseD． “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer．“Of course I didn't,” said the doctor．“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man．“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor．“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you．”

1.Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ ．

A． the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness

B． the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman

C． the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him

D． the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills

2.Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ ．

A． couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life

B． tried his best and saved her at last

C． had to do everything he could for her

D． had to spend a lot of time to cure her

3.The word “reassured” in the passage means __________．

A． he was told again and again

B． he was paid some money first

C． he was quite sure that he would be paid

D． he was quite sure that he could cure the woman

4.Which of the following is the best title (標(biāo)題)for the passage?

A． The Lawyer and His Wife

B． The Lawyer's Trick

C． A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawye

D． A Serious Illness

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