IV．短文理解（Passages）：（共10小题，计10分）
听下面两篇短文，并根据短文内容选择所提问题或能够完成各题句子的正确答案。每篇短文读两遍。
（A）
21．A．To help him．B．To give him some medicine．
C．To give him a football．D．To be a football player．
22．A．Because he played football day and night．
B．Because he dreamed about football in his sleep．
C．Because he worried about his wife．
D．Because something was wrong with his eyes．
23．A．The man．B．The man's wife．C．The doctor．D．No one．
24．A．The doctor asked the man not to go to bed．
B．The doctor asked the man not to play football．
C．The doctor asked the man not to think about football．
D．The doctor asked the man not to close his eyes．
25．A．Yes，certainly．B．No，he did．
C．No，he likes money better．D．Yes，he did．
（B）
26．How old is the boy？．
A．15B．17C．12D．8
27．What did the boy want to be？．
A．A player B．A soldier C．A train driver D．A farmer
28．The boy couldn't go to school because ．
A．he had no arms B．he had no money
C．he couldn't see with his eyes D．he was too young
29．Where did the boy drive the train？
A．First to a small station，then back to town．
B．First to the town，then back to a small station．
C．First to a small station，then to another town．
D．First to a small station，then to another station．
30．Why was the worker so surprised？
A．Because he had never seen the boy before．
B．Because the train was driving too fast．
C．Because he found the boy could drive the train with his feet．
D．Because the boy was clever．
