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  Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?

  The news that a human embryo (胚胎) has been 1 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions (反映).

  The 2 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc (ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 3 the news on November 25.

  “This is 4 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes,” said Jamie Grifo, 5 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.

  “This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 6 someone's life. ”

  Such research could lead to treatment for 7 such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, 8 scientists.

  Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 9 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 10  any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 11 an early embryo into __12__.

  Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep 13 in 1997. And there were no real technical 14 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.

  This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 15

   16 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to __17__.__18__ it was stopped from becoming a baby--at a stage in which it was 19 a ball of cells. The 20 technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys.

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A. in failure
B. never
C. successfully
D. not

(2)

[  ]

A. research
B. report
C. works
D. task

(3)

[  ]

A. made known
B. made
C. said
D. had

(4)

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A. a cloned
B. a man-made
C. a
D. not a cloned

(5)

[  ]

A. a worker
B. a head
C. an expert
D. an assistant

(6)

[  ]

A. save
B. rescue
C. cure
D. treat

(7)

[  ]

A. patients
B. health
C. diseases
D. things

(8)

[  ]

A. according to

B. including

C. besides

D. argued

(9)

[  ]

A. countries
B. nations
C. peoples
D. states

(10)

[  ]

A. for
B. against
C. researching for
D. praising

(11)

[  ]

A. developing

B. building

C. inventing

D. discovering

(12)

[  ]

A. a baby
B. a man
C. a woman
D. a white man

(13)

[  ]

A. died
B. appeared
C. turned up
D. was no more

(14)

[  ]

A. questions
B. affairs
C. business
D. problems

(15)

[  ]

A. egg
B. bless
C. meat
D. cell

(16)

[  ]

A. Before
B. After
C. While
D. And

(17)

[  ]

A. grow
B. die
C. change
D. grow up

(18)

[  ]

A. And
B. But
C. However
D. Yet

(19)

[  ]

A. yet
B. still
C. not
D. no

(20)

[  ]

A. different
B. usual
C. ordinary
D. same
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  Although man has known asbestos for many hundreds of years, it was not until 160 years ago that it was mined for the first time on the North American continent. H. W. Johns, owner of a New York City Supply Shop for roofers, was responsible for he opening of that first mine.
  Mr. Johns was given a piece of asbestos which had been found in Italy. He experimented with the material and then showed its surprising powers to his customers. After putting on a pair of asbestos gloves, which looked much like ordinary work gloves, he took red-hot coals from the fireplace and played with them in his hands. How astonished the customers were to discover that he was not burned at all. You can well imagine that he had increasing business in asbestos roofing materials. However, because it was very expensive to transport them from Italy to the United States, Mr. Johns sent out a young scientist to seek a source nearer home. This young man found great vein in the province of Quebec in Canada.
  Ever since 1881 Quebec has led the world in the production of this unusual mineral, which is made up of magnesium, silicon, iron, and oxygen. When it is mined, the asbestos is heavy, just as you would expect a mineral to be. When it is separated, a strange thing happens; the rock breaks down into fine, soft, soapy fibers .
  Scientists do not know why the rock can be separated easily into threads,but they have found thousands of uses of this fireproof material, of the so-called “cloth of stone”.
 60. Which title best expresses the main idea of this passage?
    A. Asbestos mined in Canada                  B. Fireproof matter
C. A “wonder” mineral                           D. A new roofing material
 61. Johns proved his ability as a salesman by_______.
    A. going into roofing business              
B. carrying asbestos from Italy
    C. sending a trained scientist                 
D. showing the use of asbestos gloves
 62. Which is the most important character of asbestos that the author wants to show us?
    A. It is like thread.                               B. It feels soapy.
C. It burns easily.                                 D. It is unusually heavy.
 63. The author’s main purpose in writing this passage was to _______.
    A. show the need for more scientists
    B. compare asbestos with other minerals
    C. increase the sales of asbestos
    D. present facts about asbestos

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