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. |