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Any country has good reason to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible, since one of its greatest resources is an active population. No country wants its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health. This was the kind of thinking which led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. In Britain this has developed into a “Welfare State” in which all citizens, rich and poor alike, can get most health treatment free. The money for this is partially raised by contributions from employers and employees. As three decades have shown, such automatic arrangements are not always ideal and there are arguments for and against the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than was estimated. This means that the people who work for the Health Service—doctors, nurses and other hospital staff—have much more routine work to do and as a result they have little time for preventive medicine. The
A. their doctors can give them more time leave from work
B. those doctors have better medical instruments
C. they might save some money for the poor
D. their doctors have a stronger sense of responsibility for the patients

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Any country has good reason to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible, since one of its greatest resources is an active population. No country wants its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health. This was the kind of thinking which led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. In Britain this has developed into a “Welfare State” in which all citizens, rich and poor alike, can get most health treatment free. The money for this is partially raised by contributions from employers and employees. As three decades have shown, such automatic arrangements are not always ideal and there are arguments for and against the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than was estimated. This means that the people who work for the Health Service—doctors, nurses and other hospital staff—have much more routine work to do and as a result they have little time for preventive medicine. The
A. all citizens are entitled to a free medical treatment in some sense
B. poor, unlike the rich, could enjoy free medical treatment
C. health service is highly developed in Britain
D. Britain doesn’t allow its people to suffer unnecessarily from ill health

[单项选择]Like almost anything else, television has its good and its bad sides. One should surely thank its (47)______ for the joy and the interest that they have brought in the lives of the old, the sick, and the (48)______. Without it, all those people would have no (49)______ and no window on the world. In truth, television has opened windows in everybody’’s life. No newspaper has ever reached so many people and shown so (50)______ what was happening right now in their own country and everywhere else. TV has (51)______ information, it not only gives the news (52)______. it also shows it in pictures which are more powerful than words. It can be said that TV has brought reality to the public. Unfortunately, TV’’s influence has been (53)______ harmful to the young. Children do not have enough experience to realize that TV shows (54)______ an unreal world; that commercials lie in order to sell products that are sometimes bad or (55)______. They believe and want to (56)______ what they s

[填空题]One reason that Japan has been able to weather its long-term financial distress is that______.

[多项选择] Everything has its good and bad points. Fame, too, has its advantages and disadvantages.
Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Famous
You are to write in three parts:
In the first part, state specifically what your view is.
In the second part, specify your view with details.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[简答题]{{I}} Everything has its good and bad points. Fame, too, has its advantages and disadvantages.{{/I}} {{B}} Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Famous{{/B}} {{I}} You are to write in three parts: In the first part, state specifically what your view is. In the second part, specify your view with details. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.{{/I}}

[填空题]·has its handbook criticised