1 . Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.
Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.
Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
1. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

A．gives his patients medical advice

B．takes care of 159 patients a week

C．sings on television

D．has his own TV show

2. Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.

A．has been a doctor for ten years

B．always loved to sing

C．is popular with his patients

D．also sings to his patients on TV

3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.

A．sings and gives medical advice

B．sings about different diseases

C．starts to explain diseases with a song

D．sings love songs he wrote

4. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.

A．in Las Vegas.	B．at medical school
C．with people who like his singing	D．with patients in Montreal

5. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.

A．help people sing	B．make people feel better
C．do the same thing	D．make difficult people smile

2 . Nowadays, any traveler might be treated as a terrorist (恐怖分子) by the immigration (入境) officers in the USA.
We returned from Iraq and landed safely. My heart ____ when I was asked to the back room by the immigration officer. My ____, with his very American last name, had no trouble at all. In fact, I am ____ American born and raised, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet. The only reason was ____ they thought my name looked like the one of____ who’s on their wanted list (通缉令) and I had to wait till they checked me out ____ Washington.
Time passed ____ . One hour, one hour and a half…I could not wait any longer and ____ my cellphone out to call the friend I had planned to meet that evening. An officer ____ over. “No Phone!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling terrorists and giving them ____”
Oh, my God! I was just a university professor. I had no ____ but to put my phone away. My husband and I were getting hungry and ____ I wanted to cry, to ____ onto a chair and shout: “I am nothing but an American professor!”
After two hours in the back room, without explanation and ____, I was allowed to go after he gave me a piece of paper with a(n) ____ on it and told me I could write to the department if I wasn’t ____ with the treatment. He also ____ that nothing could stop it from happening again.
I shared my experience with my friends and the ____ was I should change my name. But name is personal, like the town you were born in.
Even though I had a troublesome experience at the airport, which made me realize being American could ever be so ____, like my father, I’ll keep the ____1.

A．ached

B．beat

C．sank

D．rose

2.

A．son

B．daughter

C．friend

D．husband

3.

A．still

B．also

C．already

D．never

4.

A．that

B．because

C．why

D．whether

5.

A．everyone

B．anyone

C．someone

D．all

6.

A．with

B．to

C．through

D．of

7.

A．quickly

B．carefully

C．dangerously

D．slowly

8.

A．put

B．pulled

C．used

D．caught

9.

A．went

B．came

C．cried

D．rushed

10.

A．news

B．truth

C．information

D．reply

11.

A．response

B．voice

C．choice

D．face

12.

A．silent

B．tired

C．comfortable

D．clear

13.

A．sit

B．run

C．jump

D．lie

14.

A．expressions

B．words

C．thanks

D．apologies

15.

A．address

B．name

C．number

D．map

16.

A．sad

B．disappointed

C．happy

D．angry

17.

A．added

B．spoke

C．talked

D．argued

18.

A．advice

B．result

C．way

D．agreement

19.

A．easy

B．long

C．hard

D．high

20.

A．experience

B．name

C．story

D．passport

3 . Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling (赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he lost his job. After he came out of lockup (拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.
It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.
“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”
1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A．he was a driver

B．he worked in a factory

C．he had a lot of work to do

D．he had worked there for a long time

2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A．she couldn’t find any work

B．she thought her husband was tired

C．her husband spent all time in gambling

D．she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A．Mr. Lang often gambled

B．Mr. Lang was late for work

C．Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home

D．Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A．he didn’t love her any longer

B．he wouldn’t stop gambling

C．he had been put into lockup

D．he was hardly sent away by the factory

5. Which of the following is right?

A．The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.

B．The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C．The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.

D．The boy hoped his mother to come back.