One cold rainy evening last October, as a medical student, I was in a hospital, gathering data
for my graduation paper.
Holding a patient questionnaire
34 some simple yes-or-no questions, I walked towards a 43-year-old patient who lay in bed alone. I was worried whether she would approve of my demands at such a late hour.
35 , she treated it with consideration. Soon I finished and prepared to leave.
36 I could stand up, she spoke up in a weak voice asking where I was from and why I was working so late in the evening.
Then she started talking about herself as well as her
37 , "My husband died about a year ago,
38 me the only breadwinner of my family. My pay as a cleaner is
39 enough for me and my three kids. I don't know what my children would be if something bad happened to me."
I didn't know what to say. I desperately tried to remember the lessons from a communication skills class I had taken years earlier, but my mind was
40.
Without realizing it, I had begun
41 her hand. Now that I didn't have anything to say, I just sat quietly while she talked. That's when it occurred to me that she was not expecting any
42 from me. She
43 wanted me to listen. All 1 did was nod my head as a way of showing my
44.
The conversation went on for about 20 minutes. Finally, she stopped talking. "I'm very sorry for keeping you here to listen to my problems, but I feel
45 now. I had no one to
46 out my problems to. Thank you so much, doctor."
Sometimes patients do not need expensive medicine or advanced technology.
47 , they just need someone with the
48 to lend an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient, doesn't it?
| 小题1: | | A．made up of | B．fed up with | C．put up with | D．come up with |
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| 小题2: | | A．Calmly | B．Excitedly | C．Gladly | D．Eagerly |
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| 小题3: | | A．When | B．Before | C．As | D．After |
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| 小题4: | | A．job | B．illness | C．family | D．children |
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| 小题5: | | A．causing | B．getting | C．forcing | D．leaving |
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| 小题6: | | A．extremely | B．exactly | C．especially | D．absolutely |
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| 小题7: | | A．casual | B．clear | C．steady | D．blank |
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| 小题8: | | A．holding | B．shaking | C．carrying | D．treating |
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| 小题9: | | A．thanks | B．praise | C．warmth | D．reply |
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| 小题10: | | A．even | B．ever | C．just | D．still |
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| 小题11: | | A．sympathy | B．support | C．sorrow | D．respect |
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| 小题12: | | A．relaxed | B．awkward | C．fragile | D．satisfied |
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| 小题14: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Instead | D．Besides |
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| 小题15: | | A．emotion | B．patience | C．experience | D．preference |
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