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.professor | B.teacher | C.musician | D.physician |
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小题2: | A.approached | B.examined | C.passed | D.observed |
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小题3: | A.hoping | B.expecting | C.waiting | D.struggling |
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小题4: | A.sat | B.leaned | C.lay | D.stood |
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小题5: | A.nothing | B.anything | C.something | D.everything |
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小题6: | A.so | B.but | C.though | D.because |
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小题7: | A.anxious | B.nervous | C.worried | D.upset |
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小题8: | A.urged | B.begged | C.stopped | D.persuaded |
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小题9: | A.far away | B.around the corner | C.next door | D.in the distance |
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小题10: | A.referred | B.attached | C.stuck | D.contributed |
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小题11: | A.lowered | B.hung | C.shook | D.waved |
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小题13: | A.distinction | B.interruption | C.Instruction | D.attention |
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小题14: | A.rather than | B.other than | C.more than | D.less than |
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小题16: | A.reminded | B.recalled | C.required | D.informed |
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小题17: | A.expected | B.irregular | C.regular | D.unexpected |
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小题18: | A.as soon as | B.as fast as | C.as far as | D.as long as |
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小题19: | A.admit to | B.appreciate | C.believe in | D.realize |
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小题20: | A.turns out | B.takes place | C.comes up | D.takes charge |
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