Senior Class

    During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent¹ down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.
    When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"Notes:
    (1) periodic adj.定期的(2) bend down弯腰Exercises:
    根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
    ① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.
    ② The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.
    ③ The doctor was surprised at the news.
    ④ The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.
    ⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.
    根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）：
    70.年长者阶层
医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。
    医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗，”她说，“付了他70元，我还得亲他！”

1 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。