This story is about a young girl named Yang Liu. She was ill, because she couldn't sleep well.
Soon, Yang Liu went to a doctor, "I just can't get to sleep at night. What should I do?"
" Count (数) from 1 to 1,000. I hope you will feel better soon," said the doctor.
She still looked tired. "Well," said the doctor, "how are you feeling today?"
"I tried counting one, two, three, four…up to one thousand. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. "she said.
A. The next day Yang Liu came back to the doctor's office.
B. By the time you reach (达到) 1,000, you can be asleep (睡着的).
C. Every night, she felt very tired, but she stayed awake (醒着的).
D. After I finished counting all the numbers I still couldn't fall asleep.
E. But when I reached seven hundred and eighty-nine, I began to feel sleepy (困倦的).