英語幽默精讀【70】Senior Class
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彎腰
※ Exercises
根據短文判斷下列句子正（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.
根據短文判斷下列句子正（T）、誤（F）：
※ 譯文
年長者階層
醫生按期來探視我的老母。我告訴他母親不幾天就要慶祝她98歲的生日了。醫生聽了也很高興，為此，他彎下腰來親了她一下。然后他說不幾天他也要慶祝自己的生日，并要求她還他一個吻。
醫生走后，我母親厭惡地搖搖頭。“你能想象嗎，”她說，“付了他70元，我還得親他！”
※ 練習參考答案
①T②F③F④F⑤T
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