[单项选择]The patient's health failed to such an extent that he was put into______care.
A. tense
B. rigid
C. intensive
D. tight

[单项选择]The patient' s health failed to such an extent that he was put into ______ care.
A. tense
B. stiff
C. intensive
D. tight

[单项选择]The patient's health failed to such an extent that he was put into care.
A. tense
B. rigid
C. intensive
D. tight

[单项选择]Unlike a patient with Wernicke's aphasia, a patient with Broca's aphasia can ______.


A. comprehend written but not spoken language
B. hear and read with comprehension
C. speak articulately and also comprehend spoken language
D. write and speak readily and coherently

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Text 2
Across the developed world, health-care spending is rising and will continue to in crease as populations age. As each country feels the financial strain, it is tempting to imagine that there must be a better way of funding medical care elsewhere. In Britain, for example, Bernard Ribeiro, the new president of the Royal College of Surgeons, has called for the National Health Service (NHS) to be financed from social-insurance contributions, as in Germany and France, rather than from general taxation. He worries that a tax-financed system will not deliver enough resources to meet the demand for health-care spending in the longer run.
There are indeed good reasons for concern about the way the NHS is financed, for it has allowed the government to pump in too much money too fast. But there is no ideal sys tem for paying for health care. The European social-insurance model is in even more trouble than Britain’s tax-based model. By loading the burden o
A. supportive.
B. indicative.
C. negative.
D. comprehensive.

[单项选择]The patient's condition has deteriorated since he had a heart attack.
A. improved a little
B. remained the same
C. become worse
D. changed a lot

[单项选择]Dr White checked the patient's signs carefully before making his statement.（　）
A. synonyms
B. symptoms
C. symbols
D. suspensions

[单项选择]What was the cause of the patient's disease


A. Headache.
B. Stomach trouble.
C. Disturbance of conscience.
D. Some unknown physical weakness

[单项选择]The patient's progress was very encouraging as he could ______ get out of bed without help.


A. nearly
B. hardly
C. merely
D. barely