73. You Never Called

　　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

1 spot   

n.班点，污点，地点，场所，现场；v.沾污，弄脏，侦察；认出，发现

参考例句：

• He's in a spot of trouble.他遇到一点麻烦。
• He did not mention having been on the spot.他没说他当时在场。

2 spots   

n.地点( spot的名词复数 )；斑点；少量；污迹

参考例句：

• Which has spots, the leopard or the tiger? 有斑点的是豹还是虎？
• She disguised the spots on her face with make-up. 她用化妆品盖住脸上的斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 upon   

prep.在……上面

参考例句：

• I hope that fortune may smile upon you.我希望幸运之神会向你微笑。
• I rely upon you to finish the work on time.我相信你会准时完成这项工作的。

4 mental   

adj.精神的，思想的，内心的；智力的，脑力的；精神病的

参考例句：

• A mental hospital has just been set up here. 这里刚刚建成一座精神病医院。
• He has some mental problems. 他有心理上的问题。

5 homesick   

adj.想家的；患思乡病的

参考例句：

• She's feeling a little homesick.她有点想家。
• He left his job largely because he was homesick.他辞职不干主要是因为他想家。