[单项选择]In the last century, new drugs have ______ improved health throughout the world.


A. inconsistently
B. supposedly
C. notedly
D. markedly

[单项选择]In the last century, new drugs have ______ improved health throughout the world.


A. inconsistently
B. supposedly
C. notedly
D. markedly

[单项选择]In the twentieth century new drugs have markedly improved health throughout the world.
A. recently
B. consistently
C. supposedly
D. noticeably

[单项选择]
In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree (可可树) by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500’s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.
The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the "Potato Famine (饥荒)" of 1845—1846, and thousands more were forced to leave their homeland and move to America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others
A. Brazil.
B. Colombia.
C. Ethiopia.
D. Egypt.

[单项选择]These last 22 years have really been amazing, every prediction we’ve made about improvements have all （　）.
A. come over
B. come down
C. come along
D. come true

[填空题]The US health care costs have doubled in the last 30 years, but Americans are not 1 healthier than they were in the 1980"s. Hamilton Moses analyzed the changes and trends and 2 his findings. The researchers found Americans spent between $2.5 trillion and $3 trillion on health care in 2011, more than any other developed country. The report highlights two major factors that 3 costs. The first is that the price of medical and 4 services has gone up, along with the cost of drugs, procedures and devices. Moses says Americans" love of technology is part of the problem—they look to technology for the solution of all problems. The second factor is simple to identify, but more complex to address. Poor lifestyle habits, such as smoking and over-eating, have resulted in 5 levels of obesity and diabetes as well as heart disease and lung diseases. Managing chronic disease is expensive. Many of these diseases can be prevented through exercise, diet and 6 a healthy weight, yet in the US prevention has not historically been part of medical care. 7 a nutritionist or participating in wellness activities can be expensive, and those services are not normally 8 by health insurance. Moses" research shows that those who spend the most on chronic disease are not elderly, and that their investment in care does not 9 a long life. Meanwhile, a new report from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development shows that the US spends between 250% to 300% of what other member nations spend. Despite that, the US trails other developed countries in 10 , coming in at 26th place out of the 36 members of the organization.

[单项选择]Since you have failed three of the last four tests, you cannot afford to be ______ about passing for the term.
A. courteous
B. relevant
C. optimistic
D. passive

[单项选择]By the end of last year, another new gymnasium ______ in Beijing．
A. would be completed
B. was being completed
C. has been completed
D. had been completed

[单项选择]The New English-Chinese Dictionary I bought last week ______ me almost thirty yuan.
A. cost
B. paid
C. spent
D. took

[单项选择]If she （　） here last night, I would have told her the good news.
A. came
B. had come
C. would come
D. was coming