This new type of surgery is popular because the recovery time is much shorter than that required in ______________ surgeries.
This new type of surgery is popular because the recovery time is much shorter than that required in ______________ surgeries.
People have experimented on animals in order to develop new drugs, improve the success rate of surgeries and so on.
People have experimented on animals in order to develop new drugs, improve the success rate of surgeries and so on.
This new type of surgery is popular because the recovery time is much shorter than that required in ________ surgeries. A: controversial B: superficial C: confidential D: conventional
This new type of surgery is popular because the recovery time is much shorter than that required in ________ surgeries. A: controversial B: superficial C: confidential D: conventional
Which of the following may be used to prevent heart disease?（ ） A: regular exercise B: life saving surgeries C: a healthy diet D: cholesterol-lowering drugs
Which of the following may be used to prevent heart disease?（ ） A: regular exercise B: life saving surgeries C: a healthy diet D: cholesterol-lowering drugs
3. Hermann Toplak suggested that more money should be spent on A: health insurance B: preventive programs C: state health services D: obesity related surgeries
3. Hermann Toplak suggested that more money should be spent on A: health insurance B: preventive programs C: state health services D: obesity related surgeries
Primary health care centre () is supposed to provide all services EXCEPT( ) A: Surgeries<br/>for acute emergency conditions B: Treatment<br/>of common aliments C: Health<br/>education D: Vaccination
Primary health care centre () is supposed to provide all services EXCEPT( ) A: Surgeries<br/>for acute emergency conditions B: Treatment<br/>of common aliments C: Health<br/>education D: Vaccination
SECTION5:READINGTEST(30minutes)<br/>Directions:<em>ReadthefollowingpassagesandthenanswerINCOMPLETESENTENCESthequestionswhichfolloweachpassage.UseonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhavejustreadandwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.</em><br/><em>Questions1~4</em><br/>AFormercolleaguerelishedtellingmelastweekabouttwoforthcomingnewadditionstothepopulation.Hiswifeisfittopopwithidenticaltwingirls.<br/>Heandoursisterpublication,TheTimes,gotmethinking:couldthetwinslivetobe150?Times2posedthisveryquestionalongsideaphotographofathumb-suckingnewborn.Decrepitudeisnolongerinevitable,itsaid.Sciencewillhelpustostoptherot.Thereis,somescientistssay,arealDorianGrayamongus—someonewho,throughamixtureofgoodgenes,healthylifestyleandtimelymedicalinterventions,willgivetheimpressionofstayingyoungthroughoutanextraordinarilylonglife.<br/>Iwasstillponderingthelikelihoodoflivingto150whenIwaspresentedwithanotherbigquestion:justhowdidDerrenBrowndoit?Inatelevisionstunt,heclaimedtohavepredictedthesixwinningLottonumbers,sparkinganonlineguessinggameabouthowitwasachieved. Indeed,”DerrenBrown”and“lottery”werethetwotopsearched-forkeywordsonthewebthatleduserstotimesonline.co.uk.Dozensoftheorieswereoffered—fromcameratrickerytosimplesleightofhand.<br/>Evenactuarieswerespeakingaboutit.CliveGrimley,apartneratBarnettWaddingham,boughtintothemostpopulartheory.“AccordingtosomeoneonYouTube,heusedsplit-screentechnologytogivetheimpressionthattheballswereintheliveshot,wheninfacttheywereastaticimage,”hemused.“Theleft-handsideo[thescreen,whichshowedthenumberedballsinarow,wasafrozenimage.Inreality,anassistantwasputtingthebailsinplaceduringthe30-seconddelaybetweenthembeingdrawnandBrownrevealinghisnumbers.LikeEdwardNortoninTheIllusionist,it’sallatrick.“Justasillusory,hesays,areprotectionsofretirementincome.Pensionerstodaycanexpecttospendathirdoftheirlivesinretirement—afigurethatcouldgrowtohalfourlifeormore,aswealldielater.<br/>Itmaysoundgoodintheory,butGrimleyhassomesoberingviews:thestatepensionagewillhavetorocket,agrowingnumberofpeoplewillbeforcedtotake“theglidepath”—graduallywindingdownintoretirementratherthanstoppingworkaltogetherimmediately—andtheonusforfundingourlatteryearswillincreasinglyfallonourownshoulders.TheNHSwillcrumbleunderthepressure,with100-pluspensionersbatteringdownthedoorsatdoctors’surgeries.<br/>Earlyevidencestacksuphisargument.Itisalreadyproposedthatthestatepensionageforwomenwillriseto65by2020,makingitequaltothatofmen.Forbothsexes,itwillriseto68by2046.Thatwillhefarfromsufficient,though.“Increasestostateretirementagearegoingtohavetobefairlyradical—Idon’tthinkanyonewantstoadmitjusthowradical,”saidGrimley.<br/>Whenyoureachthemagicage-whateverthatmayhe—youcouldbesorelydisappointed.TheInstituteofDirectorssaidlastweekthatthegovernmentshouldfreezethestatepensiontohelpcutitsgrowingbudgetdeficit,andfreezes—orcuts—couldsoonbecomethenorm.<br/>Howmuchyoustandtogetfrompersonalpensionsavingscouldbeashock,too:Annuityrateshavedroppedalmost10%sincelastsummer,pusheddownbythegovernment’sattemptstoreflatetheeconomy.Ithaspumped$175billionintothefinancialsystembybuyingupgilts.Thishaspushedgiltpricesupandyieldsdownbyasmuchas50to100basispoints,anditisthesethatdetermineannuityrates.<br/>Moreover,thesortofincomeyoucanexpectfromyourpensionpotisalsodeterminedbylifeexpectancy.Clearly,thelongeryou’reexpectedtolive,thelowertheannuityrate.Threedecadesago,in1980,benchmarkannuityratesfora65-year-oldmanwerealmost16%.Today,they’relessthanhalfthatat7%—knocking$9,000ayearoffwhatyou’dgetfora$100,000pot.Whatifinanother30yearsthey’rejust3%?Thatwouldknockoffanother$4,000,givingyouapitiful$3,000ayearforevery$100,000ofpensionsavings.Nevermindthetwins.I’dbettergetonwithcrackingthecodeforpredictingthenumbersofthoseLottoballs.<br/>1.Whydoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthelikelihoodoflivingto150atthebeginningofthepassage?<br/>2.Whatis“theglidepath”(para.5)?Whatisthepossibleeffectoftaking“theglidepath”?<br/>3.WhydoestheauthormentionthepredictionofLottonumbersinthepassage?<br/>4.GiveabriefsummaryoftheissueofpersonalpensionsavingsintheUnitedKingdomintroducedinthepassage.
SECTION5:READINGTEST(30minutes)<br/>Directions:<em>ReadthefollowingpassagesandthenanswerINCOMPLETESENTENCESthequestionswhichfolloweachpassage.UseonlyinformationfromthepassageyouhavejustreadandwriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.</em><br/><em>Questions1~4</em><br/>AFormercolleaguerelishedtellingmelastweekabouttwoforthcomingnewadditionstothepopulation.Hiswifeisfittopopwithidenticaltwingirls.<br/>Heandoursisterpublication,TheTimes,gotmethinking:couldthetwinslivetobe150?Times2posedthisveryquestionalongsideaphotographofathumb-suckingnewborn.Decrepitudeisnolongerinevitable,itsaid.Sciencewillhelpustostoptherot.Thereis,somescientistssay,arealDorianGrayamongus—someonewho,throughamixtureofgoodgenes,healthylifestyleandtimelymedicalinterventions,willgivetheimpressionofstayingyoungthroughoutanextraordinarilylonglife.<br/>Iwasstillponderingthelikelihoodoflivingto150whenIwaspresentedwithanotherbigquestion:justhowdidDerrenBrowndoit?Inatelevisionstunt,heclaimedtohavepredictedthesixwinningLottonumbers,sparkinganonlineguessinggameabouthowitwasachieved. Indeed,”DerrenBrown”and“lottery”werethetwotopsearched-forkeywordsonthewebthatleduserstotimesonline.co.uk.Dozensoftheorieswereoffered—fromcameratrickerytosimplesleightofhand.<br/>Evenactuarieswerespeakingaboutit.CliveGrimley,apartneratBarnettWaddingham,boughtintothemostpopulartheory.“AccordingtosomeoneonYouTube,heusedsplit-screentechnologytogivetheimpressionthattheballswereintheliveshot,wheninfacttheywereastaticimage,”hemused.“Theleft-handsideo[thescreen,whichshowedthenumberedballsinarow,wasafrozenimage.Inreality,anassistantwasputtingthebailsinplaceduringthe30-seconddelaybetweenthembeingdrawnandBrownrevealinghisnumbers.LikeEdwardNortoninTheIllusionist,it’sallatrick.“Justasillusory,hesays,areprotectionsofretirementincome.Pensionerstodaycanexpecttospendathirdoftheirlivesinretirement—afigurethatcouldgrowtohalfourlifeormore,aswealldielater.<br/>Itmaysoundgoodintheory,butGrimleyhassomesoberingviews:thestatepensionagewillhavetorocket,agrowingnumberofpeoplewillbeforcedtotake“theglidepath”—graduallywindingdownintoretirementratherthanstoppingworkaltogetherimmediately—andtheonusforfundingourlatteryearswillincreasinglyfallonourownshoulders.TheNHSwillcrumbleunderthepressure,with100-pluspensionersbatteringdownthedoorsatdoctors’surgeries.<br/>Earlyevidencestacksuphisargument.Itisalreadyproposedthatthestatepensionageforwomenwillriseto65by2020,makingitequaltothatofmen.Forbothsexes,itwillriseto68by2046.Thatwillhefarfromsufficient,though.“Increasestostateretirementagearegoingtohavetobefairlyradical—Idon’tthinkanyonewantstoadmitjusthowradical,”saidGrimley.<br/>Whenyoureachthemagicage-whateverthatmayhe—youcouldbesorelydisappointed.TheInstituteofDirectorssaidlastweekthatthegovernmentshouldfreezethestatepensiontohelpcutitsgrowingbudgetdeficit,andfreezes—orcuts—couldsoonbecomethenorm.<br/>Howmuchyoustandtogetfrompersonalpensionsavingscouldbeashock,too:Annuityrateshavedroppedalmost10%sincelastsummer,pusheddownbythegovernment’sattemptstoreflatetheeconomy.Ithaspumped$175billionintothefinancialsystembybuyingupgilts.Thishaspushedgiltpricesupandyieldsdownbyasmuchas50to100basispoints,anditisthesethatdetermineannuityrates.<br/>Moreover,thesortofincomeyoucanexpectfromyourpensionpotisalsodeterminedbylifeexpectancy.Clearly,thelongeryou’reexpectedtolive,thelowertheannuityrate.Threedecadesago,in1980,benchmarkannuityratesfora65-year-oldmanwerealmost16%.Today,they’relessthanhalfthatat7%—knocking$9,000ayearoffwhatyou’dgetfora$100,000pot.Whatifinanother30yearsthey’rejust3%?Thatwouldknockoffanother$4,000,givingyouapitiful$3,000ayearforevery$100,000ofpensionsavings.Nevermindthetwins.I’dbettergetonwithcrackingthecodeforpredictingthenumbersofthoseLottoballs.<br/>1.Whydoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthelikelihoodoflivingto150atthebeginningofthepassage?<br/>2.Whatis“theglidepath”(para.5)?Whatisthepossibleeffectoftaking“theglidepath”?<br/>3.WhydoestheauthormentionthepredictionofLottonumbersinthepassage?<br/>4.GiveabriefsummaryoftheissueofpersonalpensionsavingsintheUnitedKingdomintroducedinthepassage.