A visit to a doctor

One morning I woke up with a very sore throat. I could not swallow without feeling great pain. I
told my mother about it.
She decided that I should skip school that day. She was going to take me to see a doctor.
At 9 a.m., my mother and I took the bus to town-to see our family doctor.
We waited for a while at the clinic before I got to see the doctor. Dr. Lee examined me carefully. I
had a slight fever and other symptoms that indicated that I might be coming down with influenza.
So he gave me an injection and prescribed some oral medicine for me. He also wrote me a
medical certificate so that I could be absent from school for a couple of days.
By the time we reached home, my throat was definitely not as sore as it was before. The injection
must be doing its work.
I took the oral medicine diligently and after two days of rest I was well on my way back to health
again.
skip
not attend
symptoms
signs of disease
diligently
without fail, perseverance in carrying out a task