Afteracarefulexamination,thedoctor______anewmedicineforher. A: overcame B: prescribed C: flushed D: commenced

Thedoctor advises that Shelley give up smoking and drinking.

Thedoctor'sadvicewasthatthepatient__________atonce. A: tobeoperated B: beingoperated C: beoperated D: operated

Thedoctor told him to __________ a month or so before going back to work.

Thedoctor’s________isthathe’sjustgotabadcold. A: treatment B: diagnosis C: judgment D: diagnose

Thedoctor’streatmenthasworkedmarvels:thepatienthas       completely． A: repeated B: returned C: recovered D: reminded

Thedoctor’stestshowsthat______. A: ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolder B: thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrink C: sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-olds D: somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s

Whatistheauthor’sfather—thedoctor’sattitudetoPiquette? A: sympathetic B: indifferent C: incurious D: scornful

Thedoctor asks about Mr. Sanchez’ssymptoms. A: a B: b C: c D: d

Thedoctor<spanstyle="text-decoration:underline;">speculated</span>thathighcholesterolwasacontributingfactortofirepatient’shealthproblems. A: expected B: thought C: assumed D: guessed