A young American doctor was sleeping upstairs when suddenly his doorbell began to ring. It was already midnight. When he opened the door, he saw a man standing with a hat in his hand. Said the man. “Can you come at once to a place out of town? I can show you the way.” They drove on for a long time. Then the man said, “Here we are. This is my home. Now I can pay you and you can go back to the town.”
“I must see the patient. How can I go back without seeing the patient?”
“There is no patient,” explained the man. “Nobody is ill. I live here, and one must get home from a town. There are no taxis this time of the night, but a doctor often makes night calls, so excuse me. Here is money. Thank you, doctor. Good night.”
What was the doctor doing when the doorbell started to ring ?

A．He was sleeping upstairs.

B．He was sleeping downstairs.

C．He was working upstairs.

D．He was working downstairs.

The man asks the doctor to              .

A．go out for a walk

B．go to a place in the town

C．see a patient

D．go to a place out o f town

How did they go away?

A．on foot

B．by car

C．by bus

D．by bike

What does the phrase “make night calls” in this sentence mean ?

A．打骚扰电话	B．打夜间电话
C．夜间喊叫	D．夜间出诊

Why did the man ask the doctor to take him home?

A．Because his wife was ill.

B．Because there was no taxi at that time.

C．Because he was hit by someone.

D．Because he hurt himself.