I believe listening is powerful medicine. Studies have shown it takes a physician(医师) about 18 seconds to interrupt (打断)a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to       . I went to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an old woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to        socks on her swollen(浮肿的) feet. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Meanwhile I said something like this: “How are you feeling? The nurse told me that you're anxious to see your son who's visiting you today. I believe you really        seeing him.”
She        me with a serious voice. “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not your story.”
I was surprised and       . I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her,       she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health problems were worse because of       her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was        else I could do for her. She       her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to       .
In fact, the old feel lonely when they live alone. Sometimes they only need a listener. Therefore, Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing(治愈).
A. look               B. notice              C. see
A. put                B. wear            C. dress
A. want to            B. look forward to     C. worry about
A. asked          B. stopped             C. required
A. embarrassed    B. mad             C.excited
A. but                B. so                  C. or
A. missing            B. loving              C.meeting
A. nothing            B. everything          C.anything
A. shook          B. dropped             C. moved
A. talk              B. feel                C. listen