We always wonder about famous people．What were they really like？
Sigmund Freud，the world-famous doctor of Vienna，was a thinker who changed the way we look at mental illness．He was also a man with courage．
Once Freud was walking down a dark street．He met two robbers．This was back in 1890．Freud beat off the robbers with his walking-stick．
He did not lose his cool when the Nazis came to his house．The Nazi soldiers found 1，500 shillings in a drawer．Their officer put the money in his pocket，and was about to leave．“You're very lucky，”said Dr Freud．
“Why？”asked the young officer．
“Well，”said the Professor，as he was called，“I've been a doctor here in Vienna for 40 years，and I never got 1，500 shillings for just one visit．”
Freud had courage．He also had a sense of humor．Once，at his 70th birthday party，a relative asked Freud if he could put his work into simple words．“Well，”said the Professor，“we take the patient out of his mental trouble，and return him to the common misery．”
Freud had three sisters．They had never married．They each lived in a small house．Freud and his brother paid the sisters' bills．The sisters lived simply．The brother asked Uncle Sigi if the sisters could live together．“It's natural，”said the brother，“It would save money．”
Freud said，“Yes，it's natural，but it wouldn't be good for the mind．”The sisters kept their own houses，and the idea was dropped．
Freud was a devoted son．His mother used to spend her summers in Ischl，a small mountain town in Austria．The Emperor Franz Josef used to spend his summers in Ischl，too．
Grandma Freud，as she was called by the family，used to sit at the window and watch the crowds on Main Street．Freud was visiting his mother on her 95th birthday．A lively music was being played．The old lady's memory must have failed her．She heard the music being played，but forgot it was the Emperor's birthday．The professor told his mother，“Mama，they are playing for your birthday．”She believed him and had a wonderful day．
1．The writer tells the story of the walking-stick to show __________．
A．how unsafe the streets were in Freud's time
B．that it was normal to carry a walking-stick
C．that Freud was brave
D．that there was poor lighting in the streets in Vienna
2．The writer tells the story of the money and the Nazi officer to show that he __________．
A．was not afraid of the Nazis B．had a sense of humor
C．was making out as a doctor D．did not care about money
3．Freud did not ask his sisters to live together because __________．
A．It would not be cheaper B．His brother's thought was wrong
C．They might not get along D．He had plenty of money to support them
4．The writer tells the story of Freud's lie to his mother to show that he __________．
A．had something wrong in his mind
B．felt it didn't matter what he said to his mother because she was so old
C．didn't like the Emperor D．liked his mother very much
5．A good title for this passage might be __________．
A．Freud，Clever B．Freud，Full of Humor
C．Freud，Practical and Sensitive D．Freud，the Man
参考答案：1．C 2．A 3．C 4．D 5．D
