We learn from the first paragraph that ________.

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• 1What are American drug companies doing to protect their high profits、

  A.Labeling drugs bought from Canada as being fakes.

  B.Threatening to cut back funding for new drug research.

  C.Reducing supplies to uncooperative Canadian pharmacies.

  D.Attributing the raging epidemics to the ineffectiveness of Canadian drugs.

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• 2What should be the priority of America’s health-care system according to the author、

  A.To resolve the dilemma in the health-care system.

  B.To maintain America’s lead in the drug industry.

  C.To allow the vast majority to enjoy its benefits.

  D.To quicken the pace of new drug development.

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• 3How do propagandists argue for the U.S. drug pricing policy、

  A.Low prices will affect the quality of medicines in America.

  B.High prices are essential to funding research on new drugs.

  C.Low prices will bring about the anger of drug manufacturers.

  D.High-price drugs are indispensable in curing chronic diseases.

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• 4It can be inferred that America can follow the Canadian model and curb its soaring drug prices by ________.

  A.encouraging people to buy prescription drugs online

  B.extending medical insurance to all its citizens

  C.importing low-price prescription drugs from Canada

  D.exercising price control on brand-name drugs

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• 5What is said about the consequence of the rocketing drug prices in the U.S.、

  A.A quarter of Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.

  B.Many Americans can’t afford to see a doctor when they fall ill.

  C.Many Americans have to go to Canada to get medical treatment.

  D.The inflation rate has been more than doubled over the years.

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• 6What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts、

  A.Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return.

  B.Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society.

  C.The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need humane help from society.

  D.Senior citizen discounts can make up for the inadequacy of the Social Security system.

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• 7According to some politicians and scholars, senior citizen discounts will ________.

  A.make old people even more dependent on society

  B.intensify conflicts between the young and the old

  C.have adverse financial impact on business companies

  D.bring a marked increase in the companies revenues

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• 8How does the author view the Social Security system、

  A.It encourages elderly people to retire in time.

  B.It opens up broad career prospects for young people.

  C.It benefits the old at the expense of the young.

  D.It should be reinforced by laws and court decisions.

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• 9Which of the following best summarizes the author’s main argument、

  A.Senior citizens should fight hard against age discrimination.

  B.The elderly are selfish and taking senior discounts for granted.

  C.Priority should be given to the economic needs of senior citizens.

  D.Senior citizen discounts may well be a type of age discrimination.

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• 10To the author, the auction of his great-grandfather is a typical example of ________.

  A.crime against humanity

  B.unfair business transaction

  C.racial conflicts in Georgia

  D.racial segregation in America

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