For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor．Yesterday he proudly claimed in 1 that despite(尽管)his complete 2 of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives．He had 3 been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was 4 to die on something she had swallowed．
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I 5 playing one of the roles myself．So I put on a 6 jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London． 7 I just watched． 8 you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to 9 people in,”he said．
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan．She had been 10 by a car and fainted(昏迷)．When she 11 in hospital, York was standing over her．
“He looked very professional．He told me his name was Doctor Simon．Then he gave me some sort of injection,”she said． 12 he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was．She didn’t think there was anything wrong．“I would never have 13 he was a fake(冒牌货)if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his 14 a week later．When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my 15 ．”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was“shocked and horrified”that he 16 with his cheating for so long．And then 17 him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders．
“I can only hope that this will not lead to 18 problems．After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the 19 of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there．If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a 20 after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence．”Judge Adams warned York．