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C
One of the greatest killers in the Western world is heart disease. The death rate (率) from the disease has been increasing at an alarming Speed for the past thirty years. Medical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regulary, by not smoking, by changing their diets, and by paying more attention to reducing stress (压力) in their work.
However, Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease. There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease. In stead of supporting such programs, however, the U. S. health-care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical (外科的) treatment of the disease, after it develops. This emhasis (强调) on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken in the past ten to fifteen years. In this time, modern technology, has enabled doctor
A. to help patients recover
B. to increase the number of heart surgeries
C. to get back the money spent on the equipment
D. to buy new equipment for the treatment of heart disease

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C
One of the greatest killers in the Western world is heart disease. The death rate (率) from the disease has been increasing at an alarming Speed for the past thirty years. Medical experts know that people can reduce their chances of getting heart disease by exercising regulary, by not smoking, by changing their diets, and by paying more attention to reducing stress (压力) in their work.
However, Western health-care systems are still not paying enough attention to the prevention of the disease. There is a need for more programs to educate the public about the causes and prevention of heart disease. In stead of supporting such programs, however, the U. S. health-care system is spending large sums of money on the surgical (外科的) treatment of the disease, after it develops. This emhasis (强调) on treatment clearly has something to do with the technological advances that have taken in the past ten to fifteen years. In this time, modern technology, has enabled doctor
A. more money should be spent on the prevention of heart disease
B. heart surgery has helped most patients improve their conditions
C. modern technology has made heart surgery more risky than before
D. the public have known a great deal about the causes of heart disease

[单项选择]_____work for quite a long time, more than one worker _____short of money.


A. Having lost their, was
B. Having lost their, were
C. Having been out of, was
D. Being out of, were

[单项选择]One of the most interesting inhabitants of our world is the bee, an insect which is indigenous to all parts of the globe except the polar regions.
A. residents
B. pets
C. intimates
D. creatures

[单项选择]In the western United States one can still find posts to which nineteenth-century cowboys hitched their horses.


A. tied
B. led
C. pulled
D. brought

[单项选择]According to the western culture, if one is given a compliment, he of she should say:
A. Pardon
B. Thank you
C. Excuse me
D. Yes, thanks a lot

[单项选择]This western restaurant is（　）the one we went to last week.
A. superior to
B. more superior than
C. more superior to
D. superior than

[单项选择]This western restaurant is（）the one we went to last week.
A. superior to
B. more superior than
C. more superior to
D. superior than

[单项选择]A) possible C) careless
B) likely D) worried


A. possible
B. likely
C. careless
D. worried

[单项选择]This western restaurant is{{U}} {{/U}}the one we went to last week.
A. superior to
B. more superior than
C. more superior to
D. superior than