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A man walked into a doctor's examining room. "Put out your tongue," the doctor said. The man put
out his tongue,and the doctor looked at it quickly.
"OK,you can put your tongue back now, " the doctor said. " It's clear what's wrong with you. You
need more exercise .
" But , doctor, " the man said. "I don't think. . . "
" Don't tell me what you think , " the doctor said. "I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need.
I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front
of the TV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day. "
"Doctor, you don't understand," the patient said."I…
"I don't want to hear any excuse, " the doctor said. "You must find time for exercise. If you don't,you
will get fat and have health problems when you are older. "
" But I walk every day, " the patient said.
" Oh,yes, and I know that. You walk a few feet from your house to your office, or a few more feet
from your office to a restaurant , etc. That is not real walking. I'm talking about a walk in 'the park for
twenty minutes every day. "
" Will you listen to me, doctor! " the patient shouted,getting angry with the doctor who thought he
knew everything. "l'm a postman, " the patient went on. " And I walk for seven hours every day ! "
For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly , " Put yourtongue out again , will you ?"
1. At first the doctor asked the man_____________ .
A. to walk to work
B. to take some medicine
C. to show his tongue
D. to see other doctors
2. The doctor would not _________.
A. tell the patient to take exercise
B. let the patient say what he thought
C. look at the man's tongue
D. let the patient watch TV
3. The doctor told the patient that he _________.
A. should get more exercise
B. should stop making excuses
C. should watch more TV
D. was already too fat
4. The patient was very ___________when the doctor told him what he should do over and over again.
A. angry
B. happy
C. interested
D. tired
5. The doctor ________.
A. gave him some good advice
B. walked seven hours a day
C. was really a postman
D. knew that he was wrong at last
