A soldier came home after having fought in Vietnam （越南）. He called his parents from San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I have a friend with me.”

“Sure,” they replied, “We’d love to meet him.”

“There’s something you should know,” the son continued, “he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father. “You don’t know what you’re asking. The young man’s handicap （殘疾） will create such a terrible burden that we can’t afford. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this become a part of our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, the parents received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The police believed it was suicide （自殺）.

The sad parents flew to San Francisco to see the body of their son.

They recognized （認(rèn)出） him, but to their surprise, they also discovered something they didn’t know before: their son had only one arm and one leg.

1. The soldier called his parents _____.

A．before going on a trip to Vietnam        B．a(chǎn)fter having fought in Vietnam

C．while serving in the army                D．on his way home from Vietnam
2. The soldier called his parents to _____.

A．tell them how he became badly hurt

B．see if they would look down upon his “friend”

C．tell them how he missed them

D．a(chǎn)sk if everything was going well in his family

3. The son killed himself because ________.

A．he was suffering from great pain from his wound

B．he didn't want to be a burden to his family

C．he was fired from the army

D．his parents didn't like his friend

4. The expression “live on his own” in the passage means ____.

A．taking care of himself                  B．living alone and being lonely

C．living a free and happy life               D．living in a house he owns

5. Which is Not True according to the passage?

A．The soldier wanted to bring home a friend to live with his family.

B．The soldier was disappointed when his parents refused to receive the injured person.

C．The soldier was actually talking about himself.

D．The parents probably felt sad and regretful when they saw their son's body.

從方框中選出適當(dāng)?shù)木渥�，完成�?duì)話。有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

A．I hope he will be better soon． B．I’m sorry to hear that． C．It’s bad for his health． D．I don’t think so． E．He hoped to be thin． F．I’m sure he must feel sorry for it． G．He didn’t like to eat it．

Jenny: Sam, you look sad. What's the matter?

Sam: My best friend, John, is ill in hospital.

Jenny:     1     What's wrong with him?

Sam: He has a stomachache and can't eat anything.

Jenny: But he looks very healthy, you know.

Sam:     2     He is too heavy because he eats too much meat.

Jenny:     3    

Sam: You are fight. His doctor told him to take more exercise and eat less meat, but he       didn't listen to him.

Jenny:     4    

Sam: Yes. Now he thinks his doctor is right and he begins to do what he told him.

Jenny:     5    

Sam: Me, too.