As we all know, any country has good reasons to want its citizens to be as healthy as possible. This led to the introduction of a health service in many countries. France has developed into a country in which all citizens can get most of the health treatment free. The money for this is partly from the people who are willing to offer.

But there are different opinions about the Health Service. The number of patients treated every year and the cost of treatment are much greater than expected. This means that the people who work for the Health Service --- doctors, nurses and other hospital workers, have much more work to do, and as a result they have little time for preventive treatment.

However, the tough problem is that as many people are able to receive treatment more expensive than they can pay, sometimes people go and visit their doctors when they don’t really need to. As there are many patients, doctors cannot spend time long enough with each patient. So some people prefer to pay for their own treatment so that their doctors can examine them more carefully. In fact, some rich people feel that they should pay more free money, which would be given to other citizens.

1. France is described as an example to show that __________.

  A. people have to pay part of the medical care 

B. everyone in France enjoys free medical care

  C. it is a country with the Health Service   

D. it is a very rich country in Europe

2. What is the problem in the Health Service?

  A. Money is not enough to employ more medical workers.

  B. There are not enough well-treated doctors.

  C. People can get more preventive treatment.     

D. Doctors and nurses are not working hard.

3. Why do many people go and see the doctors even when they really don’t need to?

  A. To keep himself even more healthy.       B. To receive treatment free of charge.

  C. To take back some expensive medicine.   D.To get necessary protective treatment.

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

  A. The Health Service is quite successful so far.

  B. People should not go to the doctors unless necessary.

  C. There is much to improve the Health Service.

  D. The rich should be allowed to pay for the treatment.

For children with cancer(癌),the facts of life include the facts of death.

There is always the fear that they might not live to grow up．Yet they realize that fighting cancer is the only way of beating it. So they fight．And sometimes, they win.It may take years．It certainly takes support from  parents and doctors.

Unfortunately, many parents can't deal with their child's illness．And doctors, no matter how caring, have other patients to care for. At times like these, the Children's Cancer Foundation can help. We are a group of Hong Kong doctors, nurses, psychologists, parents of children with cancer and concerned persons (有关人士).All of us are volunteers (offer one's help  without payment).We're with the children every day, listening to, and encouraging them.

We also advise parents, educate the public and send doctors overseas to study new cancer treatments. Our funding (providing money) has brought better equipment to the wards (large rooms of a hospital), and paid for special flats  where the children can recover.

We want to do even more．But to do it, we need your help. It will be money well spent．One who looks at our past achievements should prove that．

To the children, your contribution （贡献）will also be a show of support.A sign that you're behind them is just the sort of news that a six-year-old chlid with cancer needs to hear.

1.This passage is likely_________.

A. a story                     B. an advertisement

C. a report                    D. diary

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. the people who work for the children with cancer are not paid.

B. the Children's Cancer Foundation gets money from the children with cancer

C. every child can get help from the Children's Cancer Foundation.

D. only psychologists and parents of children with cancer are willing to help the children with cancer

3. The Children's Cancer Foundation _________.

A. has set up many hospitals.

B. is made up of many  volunteers  including doctors, nurses, psychologists and so on.

C. hasn’t done anything for the the children with cancer.

D.can’t help the children with cancer in many ways.

To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).

These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理) of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients . they carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week. They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.

Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough res. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.

Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited．Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.

Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.

If a first –year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ___.

      A．4 years          B．8 years          C．at least 10 years      D．more than 20 years

Medical residents are not responsible for ____.

       A．supervising students      B．treating patients 

       C．carrying patients    D．doing operations

The underlined sentence in the 2^nd paragraph means that they have to ____.

      A．work 36 hours every week        B．rest for 36 hours before they can go to work

      C．work continuously for 36 hours    D．take a rest every 36 hours

Why does the government limit the number of hours that residents work?

       A．medical residents get too much money.

       B．Medical residents should go back to school to study

       C．There are not enough work for nurses 

       D．medical residents may make mistakes if they work too long.

The underlined word “Others” in the last paragraph refers to ___.

A．some critics                     B．some medical professors

C．some experienced doctors          D．some medical students

To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).

These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理) of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients . they carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week. They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.

Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough res. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.

Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited．Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.

Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.

1.If a first –year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ___.

2.Medical residents are not responsible for ____.

3.The underlined sentence in the 2^nd paragraph means that they have to ____.

4.Why does the government limit the number of hours that residents work?

5.The underlined word “Others” in the last paragraph refers to ___.