For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in court that despite his complete lack of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was about to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I felt like playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. At first I just watched. Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and others doctors, it’s easy to take people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been knocked down by a car and fainted. When she came into hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have realized he was a fake if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his photograph a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he got away with his deceiving for so long, and then sentenced him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminal with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to further problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the behaviour of the psychiatrists(精神科医生)who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a psychiatrist after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.
1.York was proud of the fact that _________.
A. a surgeon let him watch an operation.
B. he could perform some duties of a doctor
C. he had cheated doctors for so long
D. people thought he could become a real doctor
2.York learned how to behave like a doctor by ________.
A. watching other doctors work
B. talking to doctors and nurses
C. getting some training and experience
D. observing doctors while he was a patient
3.Why was Laura Kennan in hospital?
A. She had swallowed something and almost died.
B. She had to have and emergency operation.
C. She had been injured in a road accident.
D. She had lost consciousness while driving.
4.The judge’s remark implied that York would be more severely punished if he ________.
A. pretended to be a psychiatrist
B. tried to get away from prison
C. was proud of what he had done
D. studied the behaviour of the psychiatrist
Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 35 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 36 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 41 and Nancy did everything 42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 44 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 45 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 47 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 49 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.
1.A. depressed B. excited C. encouraged D. surprised
2.A. pushed B. forced C. turned D. knocked
3.A. that B. which C. there D. where
4.A. old B. fresh C. good D. sweet
5.A. looked up B. looked at C. looked around D. looked down
6.A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
7.A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
8.A. at B. in C. for D. with
9.A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made
10.A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
11.A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
12.A. asking for B. waiting for C. looking for D. searching for
13.A. marked B. given C. used D. signed
14.A. glanced at B. stared at C. glared at D. looked at
15.A. has ordered B. has said C. has decided D. has demanded
---I’m going to San Francisco for a couple of days
---_________.I wish I could get away for a while.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Forget it.
C.I really envy you. D.I can’t agree more.
It's no good ________ here. Let's go home.
A. to wait B. waited C. waiting D. being waited
In no country other than Britain, it has been said, ________ experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. people can B. you can C. can it D. can one
Lucy is a girl of great musical _________, and I’m sure she will become a well-known musician sooner or later.
A. ability B. sense C. value D. potential
