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Never before ______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

[ ]

A. has this city been
B. this city has been
C. was this city
D. this city was

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B. Staffing a modern hospital

C. Testing becoming a great help

D. Cost of medical accidents

E. Cost of training medical workers

F. Measures of reducing medical costs

1._____________________

Physicians’ fees are only one reason for rising health costs in the United States. Medical research has produced many tests to diagnose, or discover, patients’ illness. Physicians usually feel obliged to order enough tests to rule out all likely causes of a patient’s symptoms. A routine laboratory bill for blood tests can easily be more than $100.

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Over the course of five days, the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them. Dr. Agnes Apusiga, a lecturer from the University of Development Studies, ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices, describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams. Participants then visited the University for Development Studies, where they toured the medical school and science labs. Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School. Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer.

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A．a program to help poor girls to have ambition

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