An old man went to the hospital. When the doctor came to see him, he said, "Well, Mr. Jones, you're going to have some injections, and then you'll feel much better. A nurse will come and give you the first one this evening, and then you'll get another one tomorrow morning."

In the evening a young nurse came to Mr. Jones's bed and said to him, "I'm going to give you your first injection now, Mr. Jones. Where do you want it?"

The old man was surprised. He looked at the nurse for several seconds, and then he said, "Nobody's ever let me choose that before. Are you really going to let me choose now?"

"Yes, Mr. Jones," the nurse answered. She was in a hurry. "Where do you want it?"

"Well, then," the old man answered with a smile, "I want it in your left arm, please."

A    Answer these questions:

1. Where did the old man go?
2. What did the doctor say to him?
3. What happened in the evening?
4. What did the young nurse ask Mr. Jones?
5. What did Mr. Jones answer?

B   Do this puzzle:

Across:

1. Mr. Joes wanted to have his ________ in the nurse's left arm.

8. A door ______ is used to wipe dirty shoes

9. When the nurse let Mr. Jones choose a place for his injection, he ______ her left arm.

10. How many injections did Mr. Jones get in the evening?

12. Not in.

13. The nurse wanted to give Mr. Jones his injection quickly, because she was in a _______.

14. Mr. Jones was _______ when the nurse said, "Where do you want your injection?"

Down:

2. Do you think the nurse gave Mr. Jones his injection in her arm?

3. The doctor _________ to see Mr. Jones when he was in the hospital.

4. He came ________ the room ad sat down on the bed.

5. When you have a cold, you blow your _______.

6. The opposite of 6 down is 6 _______.

7. The _______ said to Mr. Jones, "A nurse is going to give you your injection."

11. The _______ said to Mr. Jones, "Where do you want your injection?"

13. Mr. Jones wanted the injection in ________ left arm.

C    Write this story. Put one of these words in each blank space:

arm     better     choose     doctor     hospital     hurry     injection     nurse      smile      surprised

Betty was ill, so she went to see Dr. Rivers. He was her_________ .He sent her to the _______, because she was very ill. A young _______ looked after her. Her name was Jean, and she was very kind.

Jean was never in a ________, and she always had a nice ________ on her face. "I'm going to give you an _________ in your _______ now," she said, "and you can _________: Do you want it in your left arm or your right arm?"

In a few days, Betty was much ________, and she went home. Her doctor was ________ and said, "You got better very quickly!"