Mr. Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back 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.
One day Mr. Smith 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, she had told the doctor all and the doctor understood why. He wrote out a prescription (药方). And when Mrs. Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room (门诊室), The doctor said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”
“For me?” Mrs. Smith 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.”
Mr. Smith is ____________.
A.too busy to have a good rest |
B.too busy to have a good time |
C.busy enough to have a good rest |
D.too busy to enjoy himself |
“His wife doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep” means “____________”.
A.She doesn’t stop talking when she falls asleep |
B.She doesn’t stop talking after she falls asleep |
C.She keeps talking until she falls asleep |
D.She stops talking before she falls asleep |
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 he has to see a doctor. |
The doctor meant that her husband would be all right if _______________.
A.her husband took the pills. |
B.she took the bottle of medicine |
C.she and her husband took the bottle of medicine |
D.she stops talking too much at night |