Can you imagine how you would feel if you fell dangerously ill and could not reach or call a doctor Millions of people (1) the world are in this unfortunate (2) , living in distant places (3) there are no railways, no proper roads and no telephones. Thousands of (4) are lost every year (5) could have been saved if medical attention (6) in time. (7) today help could be brought quickly and easily (8) many of these people (9) full advantage was taken (10) the aeroplane. (11) country has proved this (12) than Australia. The Australians (13) greater use of the aeroplane than any (14) people in the world. In no other country (15) the total number of miles flown by the (16) person so high. In fact, it has been (17) that Australians jump into planes (18) people in other countries jump into trains and buses. It is not surprising, (19) that Australia should have been the first country (20) a Flying Doctor Service.
A. on
B. from
C. about
D. of
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A doctor was once teaching a (1) of medical students at a famous university in Edinburgh. An injured man was (2) in, and the doctor turned to (3) of the students and asked him, "What’s (4) with this man" "I don’t know, sir," the students answered. "Shall I examine him and (5) out" "There is no (6) to examine him," said the doctor. "You (7) know without asking questions. He had (8) his right knee. Don’t you notice the (9) he walked He hurt it by (10) it in the fire. You see his trouser leg is burnt away at the (11) . This is Monday morning. Yesterday was (12) , but on Saturday the roads were (13) and muddy. The man’s trousers are muddy all over. The man fell down on Saturday (14) . " The doctor then turned to the man and said, "You (15) your wages on Saturday and went to a public house and drank too much. You (16) wet and muddy on the way (17) . You tried to dry your clothes (18) the fire when you got home. (19) you had drunk too much, you (20) on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right" "Yes, sir," said the man.
A. instead
B. night
C. either
D. morning
Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know (1) to do when it slipped from his horse and fell (2) the road. The sack was (3) heavy for him to (4) , and his only hope was that (5) some one would come riding by and (6) a hand. It was not long (7) a rider appeared, but the farmer’s heart sank when he (8) him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer (9) have dared to ask (10) farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come (11) the road, but he could not beg a (12) of so great a man. (13) , as soon as the great man came up he got (14) his horse, saying, "I see you’ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is (15) I’m here just at the (16) time. " Then he took one (17) of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they lifted it on the horse. "Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you" "Easily enough," the great man (18) . "Whenever you see (19) else in trouble, (20) the same for him. \
A. before
B. when
C. until
D. after
For thousands of years, people thought of glass as something beautiful to look at. Only recently (1) come to (2) something to look through. Stores (3) their goods in large glass windows. Glass bottles and jars (4) food and drink allow us (5) the contents. Glass (6) spectacles (眼镜), microscopes, telescopes, and (7) very useful and necessary objects. (8) are used by people who cannot see (9) or by people who want to protect their eyes (10) bright light. Microscopes make tiny things larger (11) we can examine them. Telescopes (12) objects that are far away appear (13) closer to us. (14) in recent years plastics have replaced glass (15) conditions where glass might be (16) broken there are new uses (17) for glass that were never imagined in the (18) . Perhaps the greatest (19) . of glass is that its constituent (形成的) parts are inexpensive and can be found (20) over the world.
A. ever
B. rather
C. more
D. much
We spent a day in the country and (1) a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the (2) It stood outside a (3) shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We’ll (4) it home on the roof-rack. I’ve always wanted one like that. " What could I do Ten minutes (5) I was twenty dollars poorer, and the book shelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow and quite heavy too. As it was getting (6) , I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even (7) traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good (8) . After a time my wife said, "There is a long line of cars (9) . Why don’t they overtake" Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers looked at us seriously when they went (10) . But then (11) a kind smile they asked us to (12) their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the (13) came to me. "Right, sir," he said. "Don’t you need any more (14) now" I didn’t quite (15) . "Thanks, officer," I said. "You’ve been very (16) . I live just down the road. " He was looking at our (17) : first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. "Well, well," he said and laughed. "It’s a bookshelf you’ve got here! We (18) it was-er, something else. " My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood (19) the police drove here. I (20) at the officer, "Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I could.
A. officers
B. strangers
C. people
D. doctors