Question 137
MediumOriginal questionDoctor: So, Mr Iyer. What brings you here?
Mr Iyer: Nothing, really. My daughter made the . She worries.
Doctor: What does she worry about?
Mr Iyer: A little cough. It's nothing. Everybody has a cough in winter.
Doctor: How long have you had it?
Mr Iyer: A few weeks.
Daughter: Since August, Appa.
Mr Iyer: Since August, then. She keeps the calendar in this family.
Doctor: Does it keep you awake at night?
Mr Iyer: Not much. Sometimes.
Daughter: He sleeps in the chair in the drawing room now, so he doesn't wake my mother.
Doctor: I see. Mr Iyer, your daughter was right to bring you. A cough that lasts more than two months a proper look, whatever the season. We'll do a simple test today, and then we'll talk.
Mr Iyer: It really is only a little cough.
Doctor: Then the test will tell us so, and your daughter can stop worrying. , somebody in this room gets good news.
According to the daughter, how long has Mr Iyer had the cough?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
When he says "A few weeks", his daughter corrects him: "Since August, Appa."
Worth noting
"A few weeks" is his own, smaller figure. The question asks what the daughter says.
- Concept
- Telling apart two speakers' versions
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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