AyoungAmericandoctorwassleepingwhenhisdoorbellsuddenlybegantoring.Itwasalreadymidnight.Butwhatcouldthedoctordo?Hehadtoputonhiscoatandgodownstairs.Whenheopenedthedoor,hesawamanstandingwithahatinhishand.“How
AyoungAmericandoctorwassleepingwhenhisdoorbellsuddenlybegantoring.Itwasalreadymidnight.Butwhatcouldthedoctordo?Hehadtoputonhiscoatandgodownstairs.
Whenheopenedthedoor,hesawamanstandingwithahatinhishand.“Howdoyoudo,sir?”saidtheman.“Canyoucomeatoncetoaplaceoutoftown?It’squitefar,butyouhaveacarandIcanshowyoutheway.”
“Certainly,”saidthedoctor,“I’mquiteready,Icangoatonce.”Inafewminutesthecarwasstandingatthefrontdoor.Themangotintothedoctor’scar,andtheydroveoff.
Theydroveonforalongtime,untilthemansaid:“Hereweare.Thisismyhome.NowIcanpayyouandyoucangobacktotown.”
“ButImustseethepatient,”thedoctorsaid,“HowcanIgobackwithoutseeingthepatient?Whereisthepatient?”
“Thereisnopatient,”explainedtheman.“Nobodyisill.Ilivehere.Yousee,onemustgohomefromatown,mustn’the?Therearenotaxisatthistimeofthenight,butadoctoroftenmakesnightcalls,soexcuseme.Hereisyourmoney.Thankyou,doctor.Goodnight.”
WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
AThestoryhappenedinthemidnight
BItwassolatethattherewerenotaxisforthemantotakeatthattime
CThedoctorwasverythankfultogetsomemoney
Dthemanwasclevererthanthedoctor
makenight
A打骚扰电话B打夜间电话C夜间喊叫D夜间出诊