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There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment. Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a health centre which serves the community. As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitalsmany of which were built in the nineteenth centuryprovide nearly half a million beds and have over 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours. During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency and the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change their family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from. 56. We can know from the first paragraph that ______. A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal basic health care for everybody B. people didnt have to pay for health care since the NHS was set up C. patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948 D. the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers 57. What do we know about the NHS? A. Its managed by the central government. B. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions. C. It hires more people than any other unit in Europe. D. Fewer patients go to its hospitals than before because they spend less on health care. 58. All the following statements about GPs are true except that they ______. A. take care of the local peoples health B. often take part in competitions to see who is the best C. work under high pressure nowadays D. have more responsibilities than before 59. What does the underlined word exempt probably mean? A. suffering B. different C. prevented D. free 60. The biggest problem for the NHS is ______. A. many hospitals are too old to be used B. some services are in the charge of individuals C. more and more patients go to GPs for treatment D. there is not enough money for further reform B PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER WANTED A well-known printing company, now well established in the UK and in the Far East, wishes to set up a manufacturing base in Europe. An experienced manager, responsible to the Production Director, is required to assist in setting up the department and will then take charge of the day-to-day work. The successful applicant will have had experience of modern methods and machines especially in the printing, multicolour work and finishing processes, he / she will have had at least three years experience in cost-effective management. A good working knowledge of English is essentia l . W e o f f e r e x c e l l e n t p a y a n d p r o s p e c t s , w i t h 4 w e e k s h o l i d a y a y e a r p l u s p u b l i c h o l i d a y s , a c o m p a n y c a r , a n d a c o m p a n y p e n s i o n s c h e m e ( {Qё6R^) . I n t e r v i e w s w i l l b e a r r a n g e d i n t h e n e a r e s t c i t y t o a p p l i c a n t s h o m e . W r i t e , w i t h C V , t o t h e P e r s o n n e l M a n a g e r , Box 32507, Daily News, Kemsworth Street, Comston. United Kingdom SG186 37AH.ASSISTANT PRINT PRODUCTION MANAGER An internationally recognized printing company is seeking to set up a manufacturing plant in Europe. We are appointing an assistant (male or female) to our Print Production Manager. The job-holder will carry out duties involving the buying of paper and of finishing equipment, will liaise ( T~) w i t h t h e s u p e r v i s o r s o f t h e v a r i o u s p r o d u c t i o n l i n e s , a n d w i l l a s s i s t t h e P r o d u c t i o n M a n a g e r . A t l e a s t t h r e e y e a r s e x p e r i e n c e o n o n e o r m o r e l i n e s a s w e l l a s s u p e r v i s o r y e x p e r i e n c e i s n e e d e d . A w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f E n g l i s h i s r e q u i r e d t o c o m m u n i c a t e w ith colleagues in the UK. We offer excellent pay, prospects, holidays, pension scheme, sick pay, etc. Write to the Manager, Box 3526. Broad Street, Northby, Millshire BK 57PX. 61. Both the printing companies ______. A. are well-known all over the world B. require at least three years experience C. offer excellent pay and sick pay D. prefer to hire a man manager 62. According to the first advertisement, the applicant living in a small village will ______. A. get in touch with the Personal Manager by telephone B. get the result on TV C. be interviewed in a city D. write to Box 3526 to get more information 63. We can infer from the two advertisements that ______. A. the companies want to do business in Europe and Far East. B. cars are necessary for the successful applicants. C. the companies havent got telephones to save money. D. applicants should write to the company first. C BEIJING, Nov. 26U.S. dollar hit another record low against the euro on Friday, with the European currency climbing above $1.32 for the first time. The green-backfellto itslowest in nearly five years against the yen the same day. By 1943 EST, the dollar was trading at US$1.3265 per euro, compared with US$1.3270 in thin late New York trade. It was at 102.55 yen, little changed from New York after touching 102.37, a level not seen since March 2000, in London. Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki repeated his warning against dollar weakness, threatening to take action against sudden moves, but market participants said s u c h v e r b a l i n t e r v e n t i o n ( S4Yr^m) h a d l o n g l o s t i t s c l o u t . T r a d e r s w e r e e x p e c t i n g m a r k e t l i q u i d i t y t o r e m a i n t h i n o n F r i d a y b e c a u s e o f t h e e x t e n d e d U . S . h o l i d a y . I n s u c h t h i n t r a d i n g , m a n y s a i d a f a l l i n t h e d o l l a r p a s t 1 0 2 y e n a n d U S $ 1 . 3 3 p e r e u r o w a s a r eal possibility. Referring to recent currency movements as brutal, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet, who is the most vocal European policymaker on dollar weakness, is due to make comments in Rio de Janeiro, along with ECB council member and Spanish central bank governor Jaime Caruana. Introduced in 1999 as the common currency for 12 European countries, the euro initially( gR) d r o p p e d a g a i n s t t h e d o l l a r b u t h a s r i s e n s o m e 6 0 p e r c e n t s i n c e h i t t i n g a n a l l - t i m e l o w o f 8 2 U . S . c e n t s i n O c t o b e r 2 0 0 0 . 6 4 . W h a t d o e s t h e g r e e n - b a c k r e f e r t o i n t h e f i r s t p a r a g r a p h ? A . U . S . d o l l a r B . A n o t h e r r e c o r d C . T h e e u r o D . E u r o p e an currency 65. How did Sadakazu Tanigaki feel about dollar weakness? A. Excited B. Puzzled C. worried D. Disappointed 66. The underlined word brutal probably means ______. A. cruelty B. help C. criticism D. apology 67. According to some people, it was possible for the dollar to trade ______. A. at 1.3265 per euro B. at 1.32 per euro C. at 1.3270 per euro D. at 1.331 per euro D A black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces ( qp) t h a t b u r n t h e i r o w n m a t t e r a s f u e l . W h e n m o s t o f t h e f u e l i s u s e d u p , t h e s t a r b e g i n s t o d i e . T h e d e a t h o f a s t a r i s n o t a q u i e t e v e n t . F i r s t t h e r e i s a h u g e e x p l o s i o n . A s i t s o u t e r l a y e r i s b l a s t e d o f f i n t o s p a c e , t h e d y i n g s t a r s h i n e s a s b r i g h t l y a s a billion suns. After the explosion gravity pulls in whats left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so dense that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds. The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born! Thats what we know about black holes. What we dont know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine. But if the black hole doesnt keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a white hole in a different universe. As the black hole swallows light, the white hole shines brightlysomewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time many years in the past or future. Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed. So far the time being, black hole must remain a mystery. Black holes are a mysterybut that hasnt stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earths energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly wastea sort of huge waste disposal( Yt) i n t h e s k y ! 6 8 . W h e n t h e s t a r b e g i n s t o d i e _ _ _ _ _ _ . A . t h e r e i s n o f u e l l e f t i n i t B . i t s o u t e r l a y e r g o e s i n t o s p a c e f i r s t C . a h u g e e x p l o s i o n w i l l h a p p e n D . i t d o e s n t g i v e o f f l i g h t a n y l o n g e r 6 9 . W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g d o e s n t h e l p p r o d u c e a black hole? A. The gravity inside the star is very strong. B. The light cant go out of the star. C. The star becomes smaller and smaller D. The dying star shines very brightly. 70. The black hole ______. A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the time B. goes into another universe and becomes a white hole C. can pull in everything we know of in the world D. will appear at another place at a different time 71. Whats the best title for this passage? A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes B. Ho w D o B l a c k H o l e s C o m e I n t o B e i n g ? C . W h a t A r e B l a c k H o l e s ? D . T r a v e l T h r o u g h A B l a c k H o l e E A n t i - b i r d f l u c o n t i n g e n c y ( aYNEe) m e a s u r e s , i n c l u d i n g a p r o p o s a l t o s e p a r a t e p o u l t r y f r o m h u m a n s a n d a s e r i e s o f t r a f f i c a n d l o g i s t i c s ( TR) m e a s u r e s w i l l b e d i s c u s s ed at the Legislative Council's Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Panel meeting next month. Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food Dr York Chow says the contingency plan would come into force if an outbreak occurred near Hong Kong. Speaking on a radio talk show this morning, Dr Chow said the separation of poultry from humans policy, which will be determined after a decision whether to set up a central slaughtering ( `\[) h o u s e o r s e v e r a l r e g i o n a l o n e s , w o u l d b e b a s e d o n t h e d e m a n d f o r l i v e c h i c k e n s . H e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t a t p r e s e n t t h e r e w e r e 3 0 , 0 0 0 l i v e c h i c k e n s i m p o r t e d f r o m t h e M a i n l a n d a n d 3 0 , 0 0 0 s u p p l i e d l o c a l l y . I f t h i s d e m a n d p e r s i s t e d , t h e r e w o u l d b e n o c e n t r a l s laughtering house or wholesale point that could handle such an amount and regional slaughtering housescouldbe the choice. He added that building of regional slaughtering houses took time, but stressed the need to study the views of the public and the sector before a final decisionwas made. Regarding avian flu vaccination ( yu) f o r h u m a n s , D r C h o w s a i d i t w a s s t i l l b e i n g d e v e l o p e d . H e a d d e d t h a t i t m a y n o t b e r e l i a b l e i n t h e c a s e o f a n o u t b r e a k a s r e c o r d s s h o w v a c c i n a t i o n c a n o n l y o f f e r 5 % p r o t e c t i o n a g a i n s t a v i r u s . H e s a i d H o n g K o n g h a d m o r e e x p e r i e n c e a n d e x p e r t i s e t h a n n e ighbouring territories in the fight against viral outbreaks, andwas willing to offer them help.He addedtherewas no boundary for infectious diseases and close cooperation among different countries had to be maintained to fight against a possible outbreak. 72. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______. A. the government is planning to take strong action to fight against bird flu B. an outbreak which happened near Hong Kong made people very frightened C. anti-bird flu contingency measures will come into use next month D. Dr York Chow will organize a meeting to discuss the contingency plan 73. According to the passage, the best way to fight against bird flu is to ______. A. separate poultry from humans B. set up a central slaughtering house C. set up several regional slaughtering houses D. get avian flu vaccination 74. 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