[单项选择]The most damning thing that can be said about the world’s best-endowed and richest country is that it is not only not the leader in health status, but that it is so low in the ranks of the nations. The United States ranks 18th among nations of the world in male life expectancy at birth, 9th in female life expectancy at birth, and 12th in infant mortality. More importantly, huge variations are evident in health status in the United States from one place to the next and from one group to the next.
The forces that affect health can be divided into four groupings that lend themselves to analysis of all health problems. Clearly the largest group of forces resides in the person’s environment. Behavior, in part derived from experiences with the environment, is the next greatest force affecting health. Medical care services, treated as separate from other environmental factors because of the special interest we have in them, make a modest contribution to health status. Finally, the contri
A. a special aspect of an individual’s environment.
B. a function of an individual’s behavior pattern.
C. becoming less important as technology improves.
D. too expensive for most people.

[单项选择]The most damning thing that can be said about the world’s best-endowed and richest country is that it is not only not the leader in health status, but that it is so low in the ranks of the nations. The United States ranks 18th among nations of the world in male life expectancy at birth, 9th in female life expectancy at birth, and 12th in infant mortality. More importantly, huge variations are evident in health status in the United States from one place to the next and from one group to the next.
The forces that affect health can be divided into four groupings that lend themselves to analysis of all health problems. Clearly the largest group of forces resides in the person’s environment. Behavior, in part derived from experiences with the environment, is the next greatest force affecting health. Medical care services, treated as separate from other environmental factors because of the special interest we have in them, make a modest contribution to health status. Finally, the contri
A. suggestions for specific proposals to improve the quality of life in America.
B. a list of the most common causes of death among male and female adults.
C. an explanation of the causes of poverty in America, both absolute and relative.
D. a proposal to ensure that residents of central cities receive more and better medical care.

[单项选择]What can be said about Indian women
A. They played the same games as men.
B. They played games as much as men.
C. They played games with men.
D. They did not play games.

[单项选择]What can be said about Jack（）
A. He is always early for work.           
B. He is never late for work.
C. He is usually on time.              
D. He is often late for work.

[单项选择]What can best be said about the instructions given here
A. They had to be repeated.
B. They were easy for the man to remember.
C. The woman made a mistake.
D. The woman took them from a book.

[单项选择]What does the woman worry about most
A. Bad weather.
B. Bus strike.
C. Heavy traffic.
D. Too many people.

[单项选择]What can be said about the report by the National Academy of Sciences
A. It is presented in an authoritative tone.
B. It is based on an objective analysis.
C. It provides an unbiased view on global warming.
D. It contains provocative remarks to skeptics.

[单项选择]What can best be said about the way the woman speaks to the man [A] She seems to be in a hurry to leave. [B] She seems to be curious about him. [C] She seems to be happy to help him.