Beth Brash is from New Zealand. Recently, something interesting happened to her. It all started when she visited her favorite Wellington restaurant and tried their new chicken dish. Unluckily, while eating it, she felt uncomfortable in her throat.

She thought the uncomfortable feeling would finally go away, so she didn’t argue with the restaurant owner. She fought through the pain the whole weekend. At last, she went to the hospital on Monday morning. She was told that she did in fact have a small piece of chicken bone (骨头) stuck in her throat, but the ENT [Ear, Nose and Throat] specialist (专家) told her that there was nothing serious.

Beth Brash was less worried when she learned that her situation wasn’t serious, but she still expected to take the bone out. The ENT specialist simply advised her to drink four cans of Coca-Cola to dissolve the piece of bone. She was surprised, but she went to the supermarket and bought four Cokes. To her surprise, she started feeling better the next morning, and by the following day, she was already back to normal.

Beth Brash thinks it’s amazing. She herself did an experiment, leaving chicken bones in Coke for a few days and watching them break down.

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1.What did Beth do when she felt uncomfortable in the restaurant?

A She argued with the owner.

B She tried her favorite dish.

C She drank much Coke.

D She did nothing.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段第一句的“She thought the uncomfortable feeling would finally go away, so she didn’t argue with the restaurant owner.”可知，当她在餐厅被鸡骨头卡住的时候，她认为这种感觉会自己消失，于是她就没和老板理论。结合下文内容可知，她当时什么也没做。故选D。

2.What happened to Beth Brash?

A She was short of sleep.

B Her throat stuck with a bone.

C She was hurt by a chicken.

D She was ill after drinking Coke.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“she did in fact have a small piece of chicken bone stuck in her throat”可知，Beth Brash在一家惠灵顿餐厅享用鸡肉菜肴时，喉咙不幸被一根小小的鸡骨头卡住了。故选B。

3.What may the ENT specialist say to Beth Brash?

A Got it.

B Thank you.

C I’m sorry.

D Don’t worry.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“but the ENT [Ear, Nose and Throat] specialist told her that there was nothing serious”可知，她的喉咙里确实卡了一小块鸡骨头，但耳鼻喉科专家告诉她，这并不严重，没什么好担心的。故选D。

4.How did Beth Brash feel about what the ENT specialist said?

A Excited.

B Sad.

C Shocked.

D Angry.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段的“She was surprised”可知，耳鼻喉科专家提出了一种匪夷所思的治疗方案：喝四罐可乐！故选C。

5.What is the text?

A A poem.

B A news report.

C A research report.

D A notice.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。本文主要报道了新西兰一女子喉咙被鸡骨头卡住，医生却让她喝可乐的新闻。故选B。