Question 139
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.
"A cough that lasts more than two months deserves a proper look" means that such a cough
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
To deserve something is to need or have earned it. A long cough needs a proper examination.
The doctor then orders a test, which is that proper look.
Worth noting
"Deserves" is not about reward or punishment here; it means "needs" or "calls for".
- Concept
- Understanding a word in a formal sentence
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