You Never Called

    A guy spots his doctor in the mall. He stops him and says, "Six weeks ago when I was in your office, you told me to go home, get into bed and stay there until you called. But you never called. ""I didn't?" the doctor says." Then what are you doing out of bed?"Notes:
    (1) spot v.（从很多人或物中）认出；看出(2) mall n.集市Exercises:
    根据短文选择正确答案：
    ① Where did the guy see his doctor?
    A. in the barber'sB. in the shopping centerC. at the railway stationD. in the hospital② How long had it been since the guy went to see the doctor?
    A. two weeksB. three weeksC. more than a monthD. more than two months③ What had the doctor told him to do?
    A. to stay in bedB. to have a nice sleepC. to go homeD. to call him again④ We can see from this passage that_____ .
    A. the doctor had played a trick on the guyB. the guy must have stayed in bed for a long timeC. the guy was very angry with the doctorD. the doctor did call upon the guy⑤ What had been the guy's problem?
    A. He had caught a cold.
    B. He had had a mental problem.
    C. He needed a good rest.
    D. He had been homesick¹.
    73.从未来访
一人在购物中心偶遇他的医生。他走上前去说：“六周以前我在你的办公室，你告诉我让我回家去卧床直到你来访。但你从未来访。”
    “我没去吗？”医生说，“那你现在下床干什么？”

1 homesick   

adj.想家的；患思乡病的

参考例句：

• She's feeling a little homesick.她有点想家。
• He left his job largely because he was homesick.他辞职不干主要是因为他想家。