Question

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　　It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I went to her room in a hurry and stood at the door. She was an old woman, 1 (sit) by the bed, trying to put socks on her 2 (foot).

　　She asked if I 3 (can)help put on her socks. Instead, I said something like this, “How are you ____4_____(feel)? Your blood pressure was high, but it’s ___5_____(good) today…”

　　She _____6____(stop)me, “Sit down, Doctor. This is my story, not your story.”

　　I was 7 (surprise) and then I sat down. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she 8 (not see) him for five years. She believed that this was the main reason for her health problems. After 9 (hear) her story, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She said no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 10 (listen).

　　Each story is different. Some are true, others not. Yet that does not 11 (real) matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard. From the old lady I learned that listening to 12 (someone) story does not cost a lot of money, but it is much better than expensive medicine.

Answer 1

1.sitting 2. feet 3. could 4. feeling 5. better 6. stopped

7. surprised 8. hadn’t seen 9. hearing 10. listen

11. really 12. someone’s