A Hard-working Student

This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.

After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建議),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said, “I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

根據短文內容,選擇正確答案。

1. Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

2. What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

3. The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

4. What did she do after she felt sleepy?

5. The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

A Hard-working Student
This story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, and couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake.
After a while she went to see a doctor, “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do?” “I have a suggestion (建議),” said the doctor, “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the student returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, “How are you today? Did you try my suggestion?” The student still looked tired. “Yes,” she said, “I tried counting one, two, three...up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that (以便) I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
根據短文內容,選擇正確答案。

1. 1.

   Why couldn’t the young student go to sleep?

   1. A.
      She was worried about her lessons.
   2. B.
      She hadn’t finished her homework.
   3. C.
      She had worked too hard and became ill.
   4. D.
      There was a lot of noise.
2. 2.

   What did the doctor ask the young student to do while she was lying in bed?

   1. A.
      To take some medicine.
   2. B.
      To count numbers while she was lying in bed.
   3. C.
      To count numbers before she went to bed.
   4. D.
      To read some books on the bed.
3. 3.

   The underlined word “awake” in paragraph 1 means “______”.

   1. A.
      asleep
   2. B.
      not asleep
   3. C.
      sleepy
   4. D.
      sleeping
4. 4.

   What did she do after she felt sleepy?

   1. A.
      She fell asleep.
   2. B.
      She stopping counting.
   3. C.
      She got up and drank some tea.
   4. D.
      She got up to have some coffee.
5. 5.

   The coffee made her ______, so she still couldn’t fall asleep.

   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      sleepy
   3. C.
      hungry
   4. D.
      excited