I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a ___36___ about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after he begins talking.
It was a Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I ___37___ her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, ___38___ to put socks on her swollen(肿胀)feet. I crossed the threshold(门槛), spoke quickly to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I ___39___ on the bedrail(床的栏杆)looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I launched into a monologue(独白) that went ___40___ like this, “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high ___41___ they’re better today. The nurse mentioned you’re ___42___ to see your son who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
She ___43___ me with a serious, authoritative voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived ___44___ from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this ___45___ greatly to her health problems. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was anything else I could do for her. She ___46___ her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Each story is different. Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end; others wander ___47___ a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard without ___48___, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs ___49___ expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of ___50___ that woman taught me, and I ___51___ myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in a(n) ___52___ twist, I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化症) at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time in a wheelchair.
For ___53___ I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were affected. I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective(角度) of physician and patient.
I tell them I ___54___ the power of listening. I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing ___55___ within me when someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.

【小题1】
A.professorB.teacherC.musicianD.physician
【小题2】
A.approachedB.examined C.passedD.observed
【小题3】
A.hopingB.expectingC.waitingD.struggling
【小题4】
A.satB.leanedC.layD.stood
【小题5】
A.nothing B.anything C.somethingD.everything
【小题6】
A.soB.butC.thoughD.because
【小题7】
A.anxiousB.nervousC.worriedD.upset
【小题8】
A.urgedB.beggedC.stoppedD.persuaded
【小题9】
A.far awayB.around the cornerC.next doorD.in the distance
【小题10】
A.referredB.attachedC.stuck D.contributed
【小题11】
A.loweredB.hungC.shook D.waved
【小题12】
A.withB.withoutC.byD.in
【小题13】
A.distinctionB.interruption C.InstructionD.attention
【小题14】
A.rather thanB.other thanC.more thanD.less than
【小题15】
A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as
【小题16】
A.remindedB.recalledC.requiredD.informed
【小题17】
A.expectedB.irregularC.regularD.unexpected
【小题18】
A.as soon as B.as fast asC.as far asD.as long as
【小题19】
A.admit to B.appreciateC.believe inD.realize
【小题20】
A.turns outB.takes place C.comes upD.takes charge

Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s   【小题1】 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so   【小题2】  that I decided to write an article about her.
I   【小题3】  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She   【小题4】  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   【小题5】  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there   【小题6】 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that   【小题7】  Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The   【小题8】  was almost unbearable. I struggled for days   【小题9】  draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript   【小题10】 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I   【小题11】  in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   【小题12】  the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While   【小题13】  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   【小题14】 :
Ms. Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some more relevant materials. Please   【小题15】  those and return the article immediately. We would like to   【小题16】  your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to   【小题17】 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of   【小题18】  writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer.   【小题19】  this experience, I’ve learned a very important lesson: You can’t   【小题20】  to doubt yourself.

【小题21】
A.voiceB.joyC.smileD.speech
【小题22】
A.proudB.movedC.satisfiedD.active
【小题23】
A.visitedB.emailedC.interviewedD.phoned
【小题24】
A.refusedB.agreedC.hesitatedD.paused
【小题25】
A.explainedB.discoveredC.knewD.replied
【小题26】
A.seriouslyB.nervouslyC.patientlyD.quietly
【小题27】
A.foolingB.blamingC.invitingD.urging
【小题28】
A.hardshipB.failureC.commentD.pressure
【小题29】
A.onB.byC.withD.in
【小题30】
A.disappearedB.improvedC.spreadD.returned
【小题31】
A.compareB.surviveC.competeD.struggle
【小题32】
A.faceB.deliverC.ignoreD.receive
【小题33】
A.decoratingB.repairingC.leavingD.cleaning
【小题34】
A.anxietyB.disbeliefC.horrorD.trouble
【小题35】
A.increaseB.replaceC.addD.mix
【小题36】
A.broadcastB.createC.assessD.publish
【小题37】
A.concentrateB.prepareC.escapeD.recover
【小题38】
A.energeticB.enjoyableC.typicalD.endless
【小题39】
A.Holding on toB.Dating back toC.Looking back onD.Dropping in on
【小题40】
A.affordB.attemptC.expectD.pretend

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

1.How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A. He went up to work by train.

B. He walked to his office.

C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

2.Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

A. he couldn’t afford the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to keep in good health

D. he could do some exercises on the way

3.Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

A. give him a start in life            B. help him on the way to success

C. make him rich                  D. gain more money

4.One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

C. would like to make friends with him

D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

 

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