I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court（法庭）.
After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me to find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.
But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.
My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss（解雇）him. And he made me pay him $770.
Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent.
My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship honour or professional morality（職業(yè)道德）. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.
小題1:The author's roommate offered to help him because_____.
A．he felt sorry for the author
B．he thought it was a chance to make some money
C．he knew the doctor was a very good one
D．he wanted the author to have a good lawyer
小題2: A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.
A．be properly treated
B．talk with the person responsible for the accident
C．recover before he leaves America
D．eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury
小題3: The word "charge" in the passage means __________.
A．be responsibleB．a(chǎn)ccuse
C．a(chǎn)sk as a priceD．claim
小題4:Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very___.
A．friendlyB．greedy
C．professionalD．busy
小題5: What conclusion can you draw from this story?
A．Going to court is something every common in America
B．One must be very careful while driving a car
C．There are more bad sides in America than good sides
D．Money is more important than other things in the US

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D
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● Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
● Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.
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C  write an e-mail about yourself .     D  get your parent’s permission.
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C. give out a credit card number   D. go into a chat room as they’d like to
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A．when they settled down in Miami.
B．before they left their home country
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D．Bellis asked others to take pictures of him.
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B．Bellis' home was on his way
C．Bellis asked him to do so
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I used a snake in my workshops of children to learn how unrealistic some of their beliefs are. Students of a school in India, said snakes were slippery, slimy(黏糊糊的)  and poisonous. After doing an exercise for changing beliefs, they handled my snake and found it to be dry and clean. They also remembered that only three types of poisonous snakes exist in India.
Did this story end the way you thought? Review your beliefs now and find out which ones you need to change.
小題1:From the first paragraph, we know that _________.
A．several people have run a mile in four minutes.
B．Roger Banister set a record
C．nobody has run a mile in three minutes.
D．Roger Banister tied a world record
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A．the power of confidence
B．the responses of humans and animals to dangers
C．the difference between humans and animals
D．the power of belief
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A．Our beliefs are impossible to change
B．How we act mainly depends on our beliefs.
C．Our beliefs create or destroy our nervous system
D．Our beliefs always go against the truth
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A．learn how to keep off snakes
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C．become clever and strong
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