1. Which of the following is true?

　 A. The US relief aid was turned down at first and then accepted.

　 B. The US relief aid has been sent to the capital city of Myanmar.

　 C. There are rumors(谣言)that Myanmar has turned down the US relief aid.

　 D. Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action but the US relief aid.　

5. The author of this passage intends to tell us _________.

　 A. the NHS should be reformed right away.

　 B. more and more people are dying from diseases.

　 C. the plan to reform the NHS in the UK.

　 D. the criticism of Mr. Brown's proposals.

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A

YANGON -- Myanmar has officially accepted an offer of the United States to send humanitarian aid(人道主义援助) to the country's cyclone(飓风;暴风)victims, state radio reported Friday in a night broadcast Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Thu gave the assurance Friday, saying that the country is receiving such relief aid from any country without limit at this time according to its policy(政策) of dealing with the disaster, the report said.

　　 Kyaw Thu denied rumors about Myanmar's turning down of such relief materials from Western countries but accept those from nations in good relations with Myanmar, saying that the country has never done so in this case.

　　 Kyaw Thu said that well wishers abroad may make cash donation(捐赠)through Myanmar embassies(使馆)stationed there, while those who like to donate relief goods may present at the Yangon International Airport and seaports.

　　 According to the report, the US relief aid would arrive in Yangon in days.

　　 A foreign ministry's statement said earlier on Friday that at this moment, the international community can best help the victims by donating emergency provisions such as medical supplies, food, cloth, electricity generator, and materials for emergency shelter or with financial assistance," adding that "Myanmar will wholeheartedly welcome such course of action".

　　 The government and the people of Myanmar are grateful to the friendly nations, the United Nations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, private individuals and others for their sympathy and generosity." it said.

4. According to the passage, the purpose of the health reform plan in the UK is to _______　

　 A. encourage more private healthcare.

　 B.focus on the prevention rather than on curing the patient.

　 C. deal with the main artery problems.

　 D. fight against the opposition in the UK.

3. Which of the following is the reason for the increasing private healthcare?

　 A. People are paying more attention to their own health.

　 B. People are well off enough to pay their healthcare.

　 C. The NHS was not available for most of the people.

　 D. It’s not so convenient for people to go to the NHS for their healthcare.

2. All the following statements are true except that _________.

　 A. all people should pay for their healthcare at the NHS.

　 B. some people are against the reform of the healthcare.

　 C. the writer is likely to come from Britain.

　 D. more money will be spent on testing people than before.

1. The underlined word vulnerable in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.

　 A. sick　　 B. weak　　 C. wounded　　 D. old

5. The author aims to tell us that __________.

　 A. women’s minds perform better than men’s

　 B. men’s minds decline more with age

　 C. everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older

D. a survey on human’s mind decline was done recently

B

It seems that politicians around the world are thinking about the health of their countries. While in China, Chen Zhu has announced his plans for a universal(全体的，普遍的)health service and reform across health services. Gordon Brown, the UK Prime Minister, has also announced he is planning to make some changes in our health service.

　　 The crux(关键)of Mr. Brown's proposals are related to giving the NHS (National Health Service) a greater focus on prevention, rather than just curing patients.

　　 He is planning to introduce increased screening for common diseases such as heart disease, strokes(中风), and cancer, for example, breast cancer. In Britain there are 200,000 deaths a year from heart attacks and strokes, many of which might have been avoided if the condition had been known about.

　　 Initially, the diagnostic (诊断的) tests will be available for those who are vulnerable, or most likely to have the disease. One example is a plan to offer all men over 65 an ultrasound test to check for problems with the main artery (动脉), a condition which kills 3,000 men a year.

The opposition have criticized Mr. Brown's proposals, saying that they are just a trick, and claiming that there is no proper timetable for the changes. They also say that Mr. Brown is reducing the money available for the treatment of certain conditions while putting more money towards testing for them.

　　 The NHS was founded in 1948, and is paid for by taxation. The idea is that the rich pay more towards the health service than the poor. However in recent years there has been a great increase in the use of private healthcare, because it’s much quicker. NHS waiting lists for operations can be very long, so many people who can afford it choose to pay for medical care themselves.

4. One important factor that affects the correctness of the results is that _________.

　 A. the old men tested may not have shown such cognitive decline

　 B. people surveyed are all old

　 C. people taking part in this test came from all over the world　 D. women live longer than men

3. Which of the following statements is true according the article?

　 A. Men do better than women when it comes to learning English.

　 B. Women stand out at remembering people’s names.

　 C. Men excel at typing as many words in a particular category as possible in the given time.

　 D. Women excel at dealing mathematic problems.

2. According to the passage, which of the following can Not be typed into the same category?

　 A. cloud　 B. sheep C. trees D. goose