Passage Two A jury in Northern California has found a doctor caused elder abuse. Family thought the doctor did not give enough pain medication to a dying patient. The jury gave one-and-a- half million dollars to the patient’s family. The patient’s children say they were sure they would lose. But the jury said the doctor was reckless and caused elderly abuse. The patient’s son says he wanted to tell the true story. His father had too much pain. The 85-year-old patient, William Bergman, died of cancer patient in February 1998. He spent six days at a hospital in Castro Valley, California. His children say he had too much pain because Dr. Wing Chin didn’t give enough painkillers. The trial lasted one month. Dr Chin said he used the usual pain control system. Dr. Chin’s lawyer said that the doctor used the usual standard of care. Family members said they didn’t directly ask the doctor for more medication. They trusted that the doctors knew ho
A. was eighty-five years old
B. was a young man
C. had never had children
D. was a middle-aged man
Passage Two A jury in Northern California has found a doctor caused elder abuse. Family thought the doctor did not give enough pain medication to a dying patient. The jury gave one-and-a- half million dollars to the patient’s family. The patient’s children say they were sure they would lose. But the jury said the doctor was reckless and caused elderly abuse. The patient’s son says he wanted to tell the true story. His father had too much pain. The 85-year-old patient, William Bergman, died of cancer patient in February 1998. He spent six days at a hospital in Castro Valley, California. His children say he had too much pain because Dr. Wing Chin didn’t give enough painkillers. The trial lasted one month. Dr Chin said he used the usual pain control system. Dr. Chin’s lawyer said that the doctor used the usual standard of care. Family members said they didn’t directly ask the doctor for more medication. They trusted that the doctors knew ho
A. nothing
B. around 250 thousand dollars
C. one-and-a-half million dollars
D. two million dollars
| California has a new program called the Digital
Textbook Initiative. "Starting this fall with high school math and science, we
will be the first state in the nation to provide schools with a state-approved
list of digital textbooks. " That was Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in
June,talking about his effort to get schools to use materials available free
online. He listed reasons why he thinks digital textbooks make sense. California approves traditional textbooks in six-year cycles. Digital ones can offer the latest information. They lighten the load of school bags. They save paper and trees, and make learning more fun and interactive. And above all, he said, they help schools with their finances. The state has had to make severe cuts in school spending because of deep financial problems. More than six million students atten A. will probably take effect in six years B. covers all the high school subjects C. has been approved by all states D. is advocated by California state governor [单项选择]Passage Two
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