Mr. Smith works in an office. He is very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smith has to get up in time in the morning when she is asleep.
One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman told the doctor all and the man understood why. He wrote out a prescription. And when Mr Smith brought the medicine to the resulting-room, the doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”
“For me?” the woman said in surprise, “I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!” “I don’t think so, madam,” said the doctor, “They are sleeping pills, your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”
小題1:What does Mrs Smith often do after supper?
| A．She watches TV | B．She does the chores |
| C．She begins talking | D．She goes to bed early |
小題2:Why does Mr. Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning?
| A．Because he can’t fall asleep. |
| B．Because he has to go to work. |
| C．Because he doesn’t want to sleep. |
| D．Because his wife asks him to get up. |
小題3:What does“prescription ” mean in Chinese?
小題4:Why couldn’t Mr. Smith go to work one day?
| A．Because he didn’t want to work |
| B．Because his wife didn’t let him go |
| C．Because he felt ill |
| D．Because he was too tired to go to work |
小題5:From the story, we know that___________________.
| A．Mrs Smith was ill |
| B．Mr Smith has to take the pills |
| C．Mr Smithth wasn’t ill |
| D．Mrs Smith has to stop talking too much at night. |
