QUES: Today I had to take the day off of work so that I could go get a spinal tap done . The purpose of this was to collect cerebrospinal fluid to analyze as a part of confirming my possible MS diagnosis . I did n't find it particularly painful though there were some clear pings , twinges , and pricks .

Question with options: How did I feel about the procedure ?
ANS: I thought it was necessary .
QUES: - just lie and say - Yes , FG , it 's going to be awesome ! Now moving on ... I ' ve known we have this training , and waited all last week for approval to do the next step of the homework . I finally got approval on Friday at 3:50 pm . yep 40 minutes before the office closed .

Question with options: What will the narrator be doing on the weekend ?
ANS: They will be doing the assignment .
QUES: At least he was in the ballpark , and he did get better at it . The last few years ' gifts could be called tasteful in a charitable way and he did it himself out of his allowance . This year a gag gift suggested itself . It was perfect .

Question with options: What may he been getting better at ?
ANS: Gift giving .
QUES: Yesterday , on Tuesday , I had a bundle of cables with news about the meeting in Japan of the most highly industrialized powers . I shall leave that material and take it up some other time , if it does not grow cold and stale . I decided to take a rest .

Question with options: Assuming the text was written today , what day is today ?
ANS:
Today is Wednesday .