73. You Never Called_英语幽默故事

　　a guy spots 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) spot 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 upon the guy

　　⑤ what had been the guy's problem?

　　a. he had caught a cold.

　　b. he had had a mental problem.

　　c. he needed a good rest.

　　d. he had been homesick.

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