Question

Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor examined (檢查) him and said, “Medicine won't help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink a lot and smoke one cigar (雪茄煙) a day. Go to a country place for a month.”

After a month the man came to the doctor again, “How are you?” said the doctor. “I'm glad to see you again. You look much younger.” “Oh! Doctor, I feel quite well now,” said the man, “I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walked a lot. Your advice (建議) one cigar a day almost killed me first. It's no joke (玩笑) to start smoking at my age”.

1.The doctor told the man _________.

A. to walk a lot

B. to go to a country place for a month

C. to go to bed early

D. both A, B and C

2.Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Perhaps the doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month.

B. The old man won't really ill.

C. During the month, the old man felt terrible because he smoked one cigar a day.

D. The old man was younger than before after a month.

3.What the doctor said, “Smoke one cigar a day.” means _______________.

A. one cigar a day is good for one's health

B. the old man shouldn't smoke too much

C. the doctor didn't know the old man couldn't smoke

D. one cigar a day would help the man

4.From what the old man said at last, we think ___________.

A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him

B. one cigar a day was better than before

C. smoke made him better than before

D. he didn't understand the doctor's advice

5.The writer wants to tell us _____________.

A. to do as the doctor tells us

B. to see a doctor if you are ill

C. to have a rest if you are ill

D. an interesting story

Answer 1