An exhausted-looking blond dragged himself in to the doctor's office。“Doctor，there are dogs all over my neighborhood。They bark all day and all night and I can't get a wink of sleep。”
“I have good news for you。”the doctor answered，rummaging through a drawer full of sample medications。“Here are some new sleeping pills that work like a dream。A few of these and your trouble will be over。”
“Great。”the blond answered，“I'll try anything。Let's give it a shot。”
A few weeks later the blond returned，looking worse than ever。“Doc，your plan is no good。I'm more tired than before！”
“I don't understand how that could be，”said the doctor，shaking his head。“Those are the strongest pills on the market！”
“That may be true。”answered the blond wearily，“But I'm still up all night chasing those dogs and when I finally catch one it's hard getting him to swallow the pill！”
一个看起来筋疲力尽的长着金发碧眼的人拖着步子走进了医生的办公室。他说：“医生，我家附近到处都是狗。它们每天从早叫到晚，我一点儿也睡不着。”
医生说：“我有好消息给你。”他的手在装满药的抽屉里翻来翻去。医生说：“这是新出的安眠药，药效非常好。只要吃几片你就睡得着了。”
这位长着金发碧眼的人说：“太好了！只要管用的我都想试试。我吃吃这个药试试吧。”
几周后长着金发碧眼的人又回来了，看起来更糟了。他说：“医生，你的方子没用啊。我比以前还累啊。”
医生摇着头说：“我不理解为什么会这样。这可是市场上药效最好的药啊。”
长着金发碧眼的人疲惫地说：“可能是吧。但我还是每天晚上起来追狗。我好不容易抓到一只却无法让它把药吞下。”
1.blond n。（人）白肤金发碧眼的
This blond man delivers newspaper every morning。（这个白肤金发碧眼的男人每天早晨送报纸。）
2.rummage v。翻找，仔细搜查
He rummaged around in his drawer。（他在抽屉里翻找。）
1.drag in 把……拉进去
Please concentrate on the business at hand and don't drag in irrelevant issues。（请你集中谈这件事，不要牵扯其他问题。）
2.give it a shot 试试看
Mark was nevertheless willing to give it a shot。（尽管如此，马克仍然愿意进行一下尝试。）自我测验5：
1.—What do you think of the manager of your company？
—Oh he ismanager who is pleasant to work with。It'spleasure to work with him。
A。the；theB。a；aC。a；theD。the；/
2.Mr。Johnson starts to work very early in the morning and goes on working until late in the afternoona break at midday。
A。withB。forC。asD。through
3.—Can Lihua help me with my English。
—I regret to tell you her English isyours。
A。as good asB。no more than
C。not better thanD。as much as
4.This book is said to be a special one，whichmany events not found on other history books。
A。writesB。coversC。printsD。reads
5.Last summer holiday，I went back to my hometown，the neighbours and the houseI used to be familiar with were gone。
A。only finding；whichB。only to find；that
C。to find；whomD。found；that
6.You'llin hospital if you drive so fast。
A。die upB。end upC。turn upD。give up
7.Yesterday morning he got up earlier than，for it was not a（n）day。
A。common；usualB。usual；ordinary
C。usual；normalD。common；ordinary
8.Most museums are just for looking。But today some of them have things for you to touch。The signs say，“”
A。Be touchingB。To touchC。Do touchD。No touch
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