A guy spots² his doctor in the mall. He stops him and says, "Six weeks ago when I was in your office, you told me to go home, get into bed and stay there until you called. But you never called. "

 

　　"I didn't?" the doctor says." Then what are you doing out of bed?"

 

Notes:

 

　　(1) spot¹ v.（从很多人或物中）认出；看出

 

　　(2) mall n.集市

 

Exercises:

 

根据短文选择正确答案：

 

　　① Where did the guy see his doctor?

 

　　A. in the barber's

 

　　B. in the shopping center

 

　　C. at the railway station

 

　　D. in the hospital

 

　　② How long had it been since the guy went to see the doctor?

 

　　A. two weeks

 

　　B. three weeks

        C. more than a month

 

　　D. more than two months

 

　　③ What had the doctor told him to do?

 

　　A. to stay in bed

 

　　B. to have a nice sleep

 

　　C. to go home

 

　　D. to call him again

 

　　④ We can see from this passage that_____ .

 

　　A. the doctor had played a trick on the guy

 

　　B. the guy must have stayed in bed for a long time

 

　　C. the guy was very angry with the doctor

 

　　D. the doctor did call upon³ the guy

 

　　⑤ What had been the guy's problem?

 

　　A. He had caught a cold.

 

　　B. He had had a mental⁴ problem.

 

　　C. He needed a good rest.

 

　　D. He had been homesick⁵.

 

73.从未来访

 

　　一人在购物中心偶遇他的医生。他走上前去说：“六周以前我在你的办公室，你告诉我让我回家去卧床直到你来访。但你从未来访。”

       “我没去吗？”医生说，“那你现在下床干什么？”

 

练习参考答案：

 

①B②C③A④B⑤C

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