IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledado

　　IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.

　　Aftertheaccident.myroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargemehesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI’dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.

　　ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.

　　Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.

　　NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthattheyplayedfortime…andIleftwithoutgettingacent.

　　1.Theauthor’sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause________.

　　A.hefeltsorryfortheauthor

　　B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney

　　C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone

　　D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer

　　2.Theword“charge”inthethirdparagraphmeans_________.

　　A.beresponsibleB.accuse

　　C.askasapriceD.claim

　　3.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?

　　A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmerica.

　　B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.

　　C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.

　　D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.