During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.

　　When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"

　　Notes:

　　(1) periodic adj.定期的

　　(2) bend down弯腰

　　Exercises:

　　根据短文判断下列句子正(T)、(F)：

　　① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.

　　② The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.

　　③ The doctor was surprised at the news.

　　④ The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.

　　⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.

　　年长者阶层

　　医生按期来探视我的老母。我告诉他母亲不几天就要庆祝她98岁的生日了。医生听了也很高兴，为此，他弯下腰来亲了她一下。然后他说不几天他也要庆祝自己的生日，并要求她还他一个吻。

　　医生走后，我母亲厌恶地摇摇头。“你能想象吗，”她说，“付了他70元，我还得亲他!”

　　练习参考答案：

　　①T②F③F④F⑤T