Mr. Jones moved to another town, and soon he needed a new doctor, so he went to see one. He sat down in the waiting room and looked around. The doctor's degrees were on the wall. Suddenly Mr. Jones remembered: there had been a student with the same name in his class at school, and he had become a doctor!

He went in to see the doctor, remembering a young, handsome student, and was sad to see how old and heavy and grey this man looked. However, he said to him, "Good morning, Doctor. Did you go to Middletown High School?"

The doctor answered, "Yes, I did."

"Were you there from 1942 to 1946?" Mr. Jones asked. "Yes, I was," the doctor answered. "How did you know?" Mr. Jones laughed and said, "You were in my class!"

"Oh?" the doctor said, looking at him carefully for a few moments. "What were you teaching?"

A   Answer these questions:

1.  Why did Mr. Jones go to a new doctor?
2. What did he see on the walls of the waiting room?
3. What did Mr. Jones remember?
4. What were the two questions that Mr. Jones asked the doctor?
5. How did Mr. Jones know that the doctor had been at that school during those years?
6. What did the doctor think?

B   What words in the story mean the same as:

1.   before long

2.   beautiful

3.   fat

4.   not happy

5.   seconds

6.   with care

C    Finish the second sentence in each pair without using the word someone (both sentences have the same meaning):

Example: a. Someone needs a doctor!

                 b. A doctor is needed!

1. a.   All the doctor's old school friends remembered him.

    b.   The doctor -----------------------------------------------------.

2. a.    Someone will answer all your questions.

    b.   All your questions --------------------------------------------.

3. a.    A young man had taught the boys geography when they were at school together.

    b.    The boys --------------------------------------------------------.

4.  a.    A good nurse is taking care of Mr. Jones now.

     b.   Mr. Jones -------------------------------------------------------.

5.  a.    Someone gave Mr. Jones some medicine yesterday.

     b.    Mr. Jones ---------------------------------------------------------.

6.  a.    Someone has given Mr. Jones more medicine today.

     b.   More medicine --------------------------------------------------.