Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 1 and there was

　　thick snow outside. So 2 people came to the hospital and he could __3 on the bed in his office and soon he went to 4 . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and 5 the door. In went an old man. His wife was 6 and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.

　　It was still 7 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer

　　walked fast and he hardly 8 him. It was difficult for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man’s house, he was very 9 . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some 10 and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he had to walk 11 so that he wouldn’t fall over.

　　And when he was near the hospital, he had a 12 in his foot.

　　He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He 13 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood (血) on it. He 14 he stepped on (踩) a broken bottle. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to 15 , “Luckily, it didn’t prick(扎)my shoe!”

　　1. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold

　　2. A. few B. a few C. some D. many

　　3. A. play B. dance C. lie down D. sit down

　　4. A. work B. sleep C. study D. write

　　5. A. closed B. mended C. opened D. broke

　　6. A. healthy B. strong C. weak D. ill

　　7. A. snowing B. shining C. raining D. singing

　　8. A. got on well with B. caught up with

　　C. looked after D. listened to

　　9. A. sorry B. afraid C. strange D. tired

　　10. A. medicine B. food C. water D. sugar

　　11. A. quickly B. carefully C. noisily D. heavily

　　12. A. hole B. sock C. pain D. pill

　　13. A. took off B. put up C. burnt D. sold

　　14. A. forgot B. remembered C. understood D. was told

　　15. A. him B. her C. them D. himself

　　名师点评

　　这篇短文讲的是一个好心的医生在下雪的夜里出诊，由于天黑和匆忙的缘故，他把自己的脚扎伤了，而他却幽默地安慰自己——幸好鞋子没扎坏。

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