Taking Care
From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I have always1her and the way she took care of everyone. I wanted to be just like her.
So, here I am, a2for the last seven years. I love my work. Now, my father is quite3. He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical4. Up until April of this year, he was able to live alone, drive, and5all of his own needs. His health has broken sown swiftly. I’m the only girl out of the five children. Being the only girl and a nurse6me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very7, not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to8my own family to be here with Dad. I know this is9I need to be but it is still hard. I10abut 12-15 hours day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our11left together is short.
At the same time, I find myself12that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their13. they all have families of their own and busy lives but…so do I. My eldest brother does help some. He14at night. He comes in at 8 or 9pm and lets me go home. But he is up and15to hit the road at about 6 am. My16brothers pop in for 10-15 minute visits. It is17annoying. They say they18stand “to see Daddy this way” which I understand. It hurts me to see him so sick19weak, too. But …he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us our whole lives. I just20like we should all do our part to take care of him now.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      missed
   2. B.
      admired
   3. C.
      cheered
   4. D.
      loved
2. 2.
   1. A.
      nurse
   2. B.
      mother
   3. C.
      doctor
   4. D.
      daughter
3. 3.
   1. A.
      stubborn
   2. B.
      healthy
   3. C.
      lonely
   4. D.
      ill
4. 4.
   1. A.
      puzzles
   2. B.
      difficulties
   3. C.
      problems
   4. D.
      matters
5. 5.
   1. A.
      give up
   2. B.
      take care of
   3. C.
      watch over
   4. D.
      take up
6. 6.
   1. A.
      put
   2. B.
      encouraged
   3. C.
      obliged
   4. D.
      showed
7. 7.
   1. A.
      necessary
   2. B.
      easy
   3. C.
      important
   4. D.
      difficult
8. 8.
   1. A.
      refuse
   2. B.
      support
   3. C.
      abandon
   4. D.
      own
9. 9.
   1. A.
      when
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      why
10. 10.
    1. A.
       waste
    2. B.
       spend
    3. C.
       kill
    4. D.
       pass
11. 11.
    1. A.
       money
    2. B.
       pleasure
    3. C.
       emotion
    4. D.
       time
12. 12.
    1. A.
       angry
    2. B.
       calm
    3. C.
       enthusiastic
    4. D.
       anxious
13. 13.
    1. A.
       trips
    2. B.
       favours
    3. C.
       visits
    4. D.
       meals
14. 14.
    1. A.
       lives
    2. B.
       appears
    3. C.
       sleeps
    4. D.
       stays
15. 15.
    1. A.
       likely
    2. B.
       ready
    3. C.
       sorry
    4. D.
       glad
16. 16.
    1. A.
       other
    2. B.
       dear
    3. C.
       busy
    4. D.
       pitiful
17. 17.
    1. A.
       even
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       still
    4. D.
       really
18. 18.
    1. A.
       mustn’t
    2. B.
       needn’t
    3. C.
       can’t
    4. D.
       shouldn’t
19. 19.
    1. A.
       or
    2. B.
       and
    3. C.
       yet
    4. D.
       but
20. 20.
    1. A.
       feel
    2. B.
       sound
    3. C.
       smell
    4. D.
       look

Honesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didin’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents.
But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, Or so I thought.
I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科). Mr. McMahon was brought in when his baby was faound very swollen. I took a medical history from his daughter would accompanied him in the ambulance. She’d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history. “Has he lost any weight recently?” I asked, “Well, it’s funny you should mention that, but yes.” She said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. “Why? What are you worried about?” she asked, I hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. “Well, we need to prove it’s not cancer.” I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.
Half an hour later, a nurse called me: “Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down－she said you told her he had cancer.” My heart sank. By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer. I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon, she turned to me. “Why on carch did you do that?” she asked to disbelief. I looked at her andbit my hp. “She asked me what I was worried about and I told her.” I said, hanging my head. “And give her more to worry about?” replied my consultant. “You don’t say the word ‘cancer’ until it’s confirmed. Even if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people.”
As it turned out, it wasn’t cancer. But I did learn that when somecone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear－and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this. In being truthful, I’d made the situation worse.
【小题1】.The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author        .

Honesty，my mum always used to tell me，is the best policy.Of course，this didn’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents.
But when it comes to medicine.I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients.After all，the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust，and therefore honesty is essential.Or so I thought.
I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科).Mr. McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen.I took a medical history from his daughter who’d accompanied him in the ambulance.She’d been his main carer for years.I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history.“Has he lost any weight recently?”I asked.“Well，it’s funny you should mention that，but yes.”she said slowly.There was silence for a few moments.“Why? What are you worried about?”she asked.I hesitated.She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth.“Well.we need to prove it’s not cancer.”I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.
Half an hour later, a nurse called me：“Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down--she said you told her he had cancer.”My heart sank.By the time I arrived at the ward，my consultant was already there，explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer.I stood silently at the end of the bed.My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon，she turned to me.“Why on earth did you do that?”she asked in disbelief.I looked at her and bit my lip.“She asked me what I was worried about and I told her.”I said，hanging my head.“And give her more to worry about?”replied my consultant.“You don’t say the word‘cancer’until it’s confirmed.Even if you suspect it，think very carefully before you tell people.”
As it turned out, it wasn’t cancer.But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this.In being truthful，I’d made the situation worse.

1. 1.

   The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author_____.

   1. A.
      misunderstood the doctor-patient relationship
   2. B.
      was anxious to receive Christmas gifts
   3. C.
      regarded honesty as the best policy
   4. D.
      had an unhealthy eating habit
2. 2.

   The author’s consultant was angry with him because________.

   1. A.
      he told the daughter what he suspected
   2. B.
      he delayed running the necessary tests
   3. C.
      he failed to confirm the patient’s disease
   4. D.
      he forgot what the consultant had advised
3. 3.

   The author hung his head (the underlined part in Paragraph 4) because he was feeling________.     

   1. A.
      helpless
   2. B.
      hurt
   3. C.
      disappointed
   4. D.
      guilty
4. 4.

   What lesson has the author learnt from his experience?

   1. A.
      Learning from parents is necessary.
   2. B.
      Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous.
   3. C.
      Telling the truth may not always be the best solution.
   4. D.
      Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.

Honesty，my mum always used to tell me，is the best policy．Of course，this didn’t include her when she told me that if I didn’t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn’t give me any presents．
But when it comes to medicine．I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients．After all，the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust，and therefore honesty is essential．Or so I thought．
I had just started working in geriatrics(老年病科)．Mr. McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen．I took a medical history from his daughter who’d accompanied him in the ambulance．She’d been his main carer for years．I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history．“Has he lost any weight recently?”I asked．“Well，it’s funny you should mention that，but yes．”she said slowly．There was silence for a few moments．“Why? What are you worried about?”she asked．I hesitated．She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth．“Well．we need to prove it’s not cancer．”I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order．
Half an hour later, a nurse called me：“Mr. McMahon’s daughter broke down--she said you told her he had cancer．”My heart sank．By the time I arrived at the ward，my consultant was already there，explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer．I stood silently at the end of the bed．My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon，she turned to me．“Why on earth did you do that?”she asked in disbelief．I looked at her and bit my lip．“She asked me what I was worried about and I told her．”I said，hanging my head．“And give her more to worry about?”replied my consultant．“You don’t say the word‘cancer’until it’s confirmed．Even if you suspect it，think very carefully before you tell people.”
As it turned out, it wasn’t cancer．But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they’re sometimes selective in what they hear and as a doctor it’s important to be mindful of this．In being truthful，I’d made the situation worse．
【小题1】The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author_____．