Henry was from the United States and he had come to London for a holiday.

One day he was not feeling well.  So he was to the clerk at the desk of his hotel and said, “I want to see a doctor. Can you give me the name of a good one?”

The clerk looked in a book, and said, “Dr. Grey.”

“Is he expensive?”

“Well,” the clerk answered, “he always asks for his patients two pounds for their first visit to him, and 1.5 pounds for later visit.”

Henry decided (決定)  to save 50 pence. When he went to see the doctor he said, “I’ve come again, doctor.”

For a few seconds the doctor looked at his face carefully without saying anything. Then he nodded and said, “Oh, yes.” He examined (檢查) him and then said, “Everything’s going as it should do. Just continue (繼續(xù))with the medicine (藥) I gave you last time.”

1.Henry came to London___________.

2.He wanted to see a good doctor because__________.

3.The first visit to the doctor cost_____________ later visit.

4.Henry tried to make the doctor believe that___________.

The volunteer spoke as__________ as she could to make the visitors understand her．

A.clearly                  B.more clearly        C.most clearly                   D.the most clearly

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.

One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教練). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.

It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."

1.Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A. Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B. Because Mr. King was ill.

C. Because Mr. King talked too much.

D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

2. Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A. happy  B. hard  C. relaxing  D. free

3.Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A. The boss of the factory.   B. His friend.      C. The school children.  D. Nobody.

4.Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A. Mr. King taught them to play soccer B. they didn't like swimming at all

C. they were afraid of water           D. Mr. King was a poor coach

5.Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A. didn't want the children to swim  

B. wanted to make the children look funny  

C. wanted to make the children happy  

D. wanted to help the children swim better  

It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was ahout to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated(畢業(yè))and found jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had，others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer(征服)the world.

The coming exam，they knew，would be easy. The professor(教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted，but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students’ smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.

She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked，“How many students completed all five questions?”

Not a hand was put up.

‘‘How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One，then. Certainly somebody finished one．”But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers.“That is just what I expected，”she said.

“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert(專家)on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.”

Then，smiling, she added，“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.’’

1.What does the underlined word“restlessly”mean in the passage?

A.confidentIy    B.proudly       C.excitedly       D.nervously

2.Why did the professor design the final exam in such a way?

A.To make the students realize that they still had much to learn after graduation.

B.To find out whether the students could put what they had learned into practice.

C.To show that she had much more knowledge than her students in engineering.

D.To examine whether the students learned what they had been taught in her class.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A.A Playful Joke             B.A Lucky Chance

C.A Strange Professor         D.A Special Exam