完形填空IbelievelisteningispowerfulMed

完形填空I believe listening is powerful Medicine.Studies have shown it takes a(n) 1 about 18 seconds to 2 a patient after he begins talking.It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I 3 her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, 4 to put socks on her swollen feet. I stepped in, spoke quickly to the nurse, 5 her chart noting she was in stable 6. I was almost in the clear.I stood against the bed looking down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. 7, I started a monologue that went something like this: How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they're better today. The nurse 8 you're anxious to see your 9 who's visiting you today. It's nice to have family visit from far away. I bet you really 10 forward to seeing him.She 11 me with a serious, authoritative voice. Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.I was surprised and 12. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that the stress of this 13 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 shook her head no and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 14.Each 15 is different. Some are detailed; others are unclear. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander 16 a clear conclusion. Some are true; others not. 17 what really matters to the storyteller is that the story is 18-— without interruption, assumption or 19.Listening to someone's story is key to healing and diagnosis. I often thought of what that woman taught me, and I often 20 myself of the importance of stopping, sitting down and truly listening.1.A.physicistB.physicianC.expertD.dentist2.A.understandB.recognizeC.interruptD.know3.A.enteredB.passedC.leftD.approached4.A.continuingB.learningC.pretendingD.struggling5.A.observedB.scannedC.designedD.evaluated6.A.levelB.conditionC.positionD.period7.A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.InsteadD.Moreover8.A.indicatedB.respondedC.mentionedD.announced9.A.sonB.husbandC.brotherD.nephew10.A.lookB.tolerateC.chantD.clarify11.A.botheredB.influencedC.stoppedD.puzzled12.A.disappointedB.scaredC.thrilledD.embarrassed13.A.attachedB.contributedC.devotedD.owed14.A.sitB.waitC.listenD.fort15.A.feelingB.caseC.lifeD.story16.A.withoutB.toC.forD.at17.A.AndB.YetC.SoD.Then18.A.readB.writtenC.repeatedD.heard19.A.judgmentB.acknowledgementC.encouragementD.mitment20.A.convincedB.informedC.remindedD.Warned