I believe listening is a powerful medicine.

It was Sunday .I had the last___________ to see and I got into her room .She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to_____________ her socks .Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are_____________ seeing him.”

She_____________me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor .This is my story , not yours .”

I was_________ .I sat down and helped her with the socks .She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her ,___________she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems were worse because of _________ her son .After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was_________ I could do for her .She _____________ her head and smiled .All she wanted me to do was to ______________ .

Each story is ____________ . Some are clear; others are not.Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really __________ . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .

Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often____________what the woman taught me , and I ________________ myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I __________the power of listening .

1.A. doctor B. nurse C. patient D. student

2.A. take off B. get off C. clean out D. put on

3.A. looking forward to B. asking for C. going on D. worrying about

4.A. impressed B. stopped C. asked D. greeted

5.A. excited B. mad C. surprised D. angry

6.A. or B. so C. but D. if

7.A. missing B. loving C. understanding D. meeting

8.A. nothing else B. anything else C. nothing D. everything

9.A. shook B. dropped C. waved D. moved

10.A. see B. smell C. listen D. feel

11.A. terrible B. different C. similar D. true

12.A. happen B. appear C. matter D. change

13.A. think of B. dream of C. lead to D. laugh at

14.A. teach B. ask C. remind D. cheer

15.A. talk about B. show off C. believe in D. run out of

Do you know “homestay”? What is a homestay? When people travel to another country, they sometimes ______ in the homes of the local people. This is called a homestay. It’s great ______ you can learn something new about the country and its people.

I am Wang Lin from China. I came to ______ with other exchange students for a short visit. We are living with an old English couple, Mr. and Mrs. Black, in west London. They have a ______ old house. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garden full of beautiful flowers and tall trees in it. I ______ have a bedroom of my own. I enjoy ______ books or drawing pictures in my bedroom.

There are some good restaurants near the house. We sometimes taste ______ western food there. Mrs. Black is ______ busy with the housework. She does some cleaning and cooks meals for us. At the weekend, my friends and I are happy ______ her how to cook Chinese food. We are living a happy life together.

I think a homestay may be fit for you if it is your ______ time to go abroad. You will get to know more about the culture of another country.

1.A. visit B. go C. stay D. work

2.A. because B. if C. when D. until

3.A. Canada B. Japan C. America D. Britain

4.A. small B. big C. tall D. short

5.A. also B. too C. either D. as well

6.A. seeing B. watching C. looking D. reading

7.A. delicious B. terrible C. cheap D. beautiful

8.A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always

9.A. teaching B. teach C. to teach D. taught

10.A. last B. first C. second D. third

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