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Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a ________. He was helpful and kind. He was always ready to help every sick person. All the people in the town liked him and they ________ went to him when there was anything wrong.

The years went past, and the doctor became old. He began to forget（忘记） things. When people noticed （意识到） this, they didn’t go to him anymore.

“He may give us the ________ medicine （药）, ” they said, and they were afraid.

The old doctor noticed that people didn’t come to him anymore, but he didn’t know why. So he asked, “Why does no one come to me now?”

Nobody wanted to tell him why because they didn’t want to make the good old man ________, so they said, “You have helped all the sick people in the town. There is nobody ________ now. ”

The doctor was pleased when he heard that.