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IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheac?cidentIhadtoseeadoctorandgotocourt.
Aftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorforme.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddone.Iwasastonished.Hehadgoodreasontochargemehesaid.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI'dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.
ButeverydayIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtime.Thefinalexami-nationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.
Mylawyerwasallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall. Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismisshim.Andhemademepayhim$770.
NowIhadtoactasmyownlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmerica.Knowingthattheyplayedfortime―andIleftwithoutgettingacent.
1.Theauthor'sroommateofferedtohelphimbecause•
A. hefeltsorryfortheauthor
B. hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney
C. heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodone
D. hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer
2.Agooddoctorisgreatlynecessaryfortheauthorto.
A. beproperlytreated
B. talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccident
C. recoverbeforeheleavesAmerica
D. eventuallygettheresponsiblepersontopayforhisinjury
3.Theword"charge"inthesecondparagraphmeans",,.
A. beresponsible
B. havecontrolover
C. askformoneyforgoodsorservice
D. helporsupport
4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery.