Question

A young American doctor is asleep when his doorbell rings. It is late at night, but he has to put on his coat to answer it.

It is a man! He is standing with a hat in his hand. “How do you do?”says the man.

“Can you go with me right now to a place out of the town? It is quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way.”

“Certainly,”says the doctor, “I can go with you now.”

The car is at the front door. The man gets into the doctor's car and they drive off.

They drive on for a long time, and then the man says, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.”

“But I must see the patient(病人),”the doctor says. “How can I go back without seeing the patient?”

“There's no patient, “says the man, “Nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜診). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!”

1.Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at night?

A. Because someone is badly ill.

B. Because he is too tired to walk.

C. Because he wants the doctor to drive him home.

D. Because he wants to go to a place out of the town.

2.The man gives the doctor money because ________.

A. he is very rich

B. the doctor is a good doctor

C. he plays a joke on the doctor

D. the doctor takes him home late at night

3.At the end of the story, the doctor knows ________.

A. there are many patients

B. the man is a doctor himself

C. there is no patient at all

D. there is something wrong with the man

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The man can find the taxi at that time.

B. The man wants to stay with the doctor.

C. The man and the doctor are good friends.

D. It takes the doctor quite a long time to get to the man's house.

Answer 1