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     Many patients who don't want to tell their doctor how much they really drink are often more honest

with a computer. The computer 1. ________(use) for this purpose is programmed to be friendly. For

example, if a patient called Ann says that 2. ________her parents are dead, the computer will say: "I'm

sorry to hear that, Ann. " Apart from expressing sympathy, the computer 3. ________ also question and

remind. If a patient says he 4. ________ drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him, "Never? Not even at

parties or at Christmas?" Does this direct contact 5. ________the patient and the computer mean that we do not need doctors any more?

     It depends. Computers are useful 6. ________ they do not look shocked if you say you drink two

bottles of whisky 7. ________day. And they do not stop to talk on the phone as doctors often do.

     But 8. ________ a doctor said, "We smile and we give a patient a handkerchief or put arm around her

shoulder if she 9. ________(cry)．That is 10. ________ people will always want us. "