All the recent news on AIDS is bad.The death of Rock Hudson ___1____ public concern about the ___2____ almost to the point of panic(紧张).Now general concern is ___3____ not so much on personal risk but on the growing realization ____4_____ this disease is having a strong effect ___5_____ our society in a number of ways.

   For one thing, it is ____6_____ money and other resources.AIDS patients require long-term care in hospital.The Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta calculates that hospital expenditures for the first 10,000 AIDS patients were about $1.4 billion.The ____7____ economic cost to the nation of AIDS cases is estimated to ___8____ to $6 billion in health care, disability, and ___9___ productivity.

   Private insurers(保险人) were unprepared for the crisis(危机) ____10____ the deadly disease hits mainly young people.It is becoming increasingly ___11_____ for those in high-risk groups to get health and life insurance(保险), and in the __12_____ of private coverage, public funds(资金) must be used.In ___13____, many AIDS victims are ____14_____ by disapproving or frightened friends and family, without employment and ___15_____ need of emotional and psychological ?????___16_____.

   There is also bad news on the medical ___17____.In spite of a stepped-up research program there is no ____18___ of a forthcoming breakthrough(突破) to a cure.

   Yet the physicians and others continue to work and to hope.Others not directly ____19___ can help by giving support to public funding for research, hospital and support services.A public resolve(决心) to provide care now and an eventual cure for those who suffer is the best ____20___.

1.A.caused   B.raised     C.resulted     D.rose

2.A.disease   B.question     C.disaster     D.sickness

3.A.directed  B.paid       C.focused      D.devoted

4.A.when      B.as       C.which     D.that

5.A.to      B.for      C.on       D.with

6.A.spending  B.absorbing     C.connecting   D.emphasizing

7.A.general   B.common     C.complete     D.total

8.A.add     B.come       C.equal     D.sum

9.A.lost      B.increased     C.missing    D.gone

10.A.since     B.unless     C.although     D.before

11.A.available   B.profitable   C.unavoidable    D.difficult

12.A.plenty   B.absence    C.attendance   D.appearance

13.A.conclusion B.fact       C.addition     D.short

14.A.accepted   B.welcomed    C.cared      D.rejected

15.A.for    B.in       C.with       D.at

16.A.satisfaction B.support    C.convenience    D.courage

17.A.field     B.area       C.world     D.front

18.A.hope     B.signal     C.sight       D.sign

19.A.interested B.observed     C.studied    D.involved(卷入)

20.A.answer   B.response     C.key      D.movement

 

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