The lawyer outlined the case to him, being careful not to ____anything important.
A.save up
B.cut through
C.leave out
D.take out
A.save up
B.cut through
C.leave out
D.take out
The doctor was very sorry because ______.
A.he didn't cure the lawyer's wife
B.the lawyer's wife was badly iii
C.he killed the lawyer's wife
D.the lawyer paid nothing for his work
The lawyer advised him to drop the______, since he stands little chance to win.
A.event
B.incident
C.case
D.affair
As a lawyer he spent a lot of time______investigations.
A.conducted
B.to conduct
C.conduct
D.conducting
His brother has become a lawyer, ______ he wanted to be.
A. who
B. what
C. that
D. which
Which do you think is the best title (题目) for the passage?
A.The Lawyer and His Wife.
B.She Got Badly Ilk
C.A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawyer.
D.The Lawyer's Trick (诡计).
Because the lawyer's wife was badly iii, the doctor ______.
A.did not look over her at all
B.found it impossible to cure her
C.spent a lot of time operating on her
D.did nothing for her
One day a lawyer's (律师) wife fell iii and he went to get a doctor. The doctor went to see tile woman, but before he went into the house he stopped. He knew that the lawyer never paid his bill (账单). So he said to the man, "But if I do cure (治愈) your wife I'm afraid you may not pay me."
"Sir," said the lawyer, '" here I have $ 500. Whether you cure my wife or whether you kill her I will give you all this."
The doctor was now sure of the payment and went into the house. When he reached the woman's bedside, it was soon clear to him that he could do little. She was badly iii, and though he gave her some medicine to take, she soon died.
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, then asked for the money.
"Did you kill my wife.'?" asked the lawyer.
"Of course not," said the doctor.
"Well, did you cure my wife?" asked the lawyer.
"I'm afraid that was impossible," answered the doctor.
"Well then, since you didn't kill her and you didn't cure her, I have nothing to pay you."
Before the doctor went into the lawyer's house he stopped because ______.
A.the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
B.the lawyer had a bad name
C.he knew, well he couldn't cure the lawyer's wife
D.it was well-known that the lawyer would not be willing to pay what he should
John Zinger was arrested ______.
A.because he was smart as a Philadelphia lawyer
B.because he criticized the Governor in the newspaper
C.because of his stupidity
D.because the Governor was powerful
After the lawyer's wife died, the doctor ______.
A.got nothing but the money for the medicine
B.got his pay
C.got no money at all
D.didn't want to take the pay
The purpose of this passage is ______.
A.to tell people how the principle of freedom of press was established
B.to show the significance of the trial
C.to tell people where the expression "as smart as a Philadelphia lawyer" comes from
D.to tell people something special about the Philadelphia lawyer
Hobbs was dumbfounded on receiving the money because he thought ______.
A.the money was too much
B.the money was too little
C.he would be dismissed
D.the lawyer meant to punish him