Passage Two

Welcome to North Road Medical Centre! We are open from 8：30 a.m. until 6 p．m．Monday to Friday．Appointments (预约) with the doctors and nurses are acceptable both morning and afternoon．However，a same-day appointment may not necessarily be with your usual doctor．Patients may be seen by any member of the team．

If you decide to register(注册)with us，please speak to one of our receptionists(接诊员)．You will need to complete a registration form．Each new patient is asked to answer some medical questions．You should also make an appointment to see one of the nurses for a health check soon after registering．There is sometimes a delay in handing over medical records from your earlier doctor，and this appointment gives us valuable information about your health．

The Out of Hours Service is reachable from 6：30 p.m．until 8 a.m.．Monday to Friday；at weekends from 6：30 p.m. Friday to 8 a．m．Monday．Telephone 0845—345—8995 to talk to the Out of Hours Service．They will have a doctor get in touch with you．

For medical advice，you can call NHS Direct(24 hours)on 0845—4647 0r through the Internet at www．nhsdirect．nhs．com．You can always get advice over the telephone．

　If you are too ill to come to the medical center，You can ask for a home Visit over the telephone.Most visits by doctors are made between12 noon and 3 p.m．If you are able to phone before 11a.m., this helps us to plan the day．

What can be learnt from paragraph 1?

• A.The center opens all week round
• B.Doctors and nurses work six hours a day
• C.Appointments are not accepted in the afternoon
• D.A same-day appointment may not be with the usual doctor