2005年12月

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 71 only once- for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 72 made me quite curious about how 73 this kind of thing happens I wondered what I would do if 74 with a real midair medical emergency-with out access 75 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 76 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 77 a study about in –flight medical events. I read it 78 interest.

　　 The study estimated that there are a(n) 79 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 80;fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 81 13% of them –roughly four a day – are serious enough to 82 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 83 heart trouble. strokes, and difficulty breathing.

　　 Let’s face it: plane rides are 84.For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 85 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 86 ,but passengers with heart disease 87 experience chest pains as result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 88 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis – the so-called economy class syndrome (綜合癥).89 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight-emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation, flights with at 90 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical kits to treat heart attacks.

71.A)called        B)addressed          C)Informed        D)surveyed

72 .A)Accident     B)condition           C)incident         D)disaster

73 .A)soon        B)long               C)many           D)often

74 .A)confronted     B)treated            C)identified           D)provided

75. A)for           B)to                C)by　               D)through

76 .A)before        B)since              C)when              D)while

77 .A)collected      B)conducted         C)discovered          D)published

78. A)by           B)of                C)with               D)in

79 .A)amount       B)average           C)sum                D)number

80 .A)significant     B)heavy            C)common            D)serious

81 .A)For          B)On               C)But                D)So

82. A)require       B)inspire            C)engage             D)command

83 A)include       B)confine            C)imply              D)contain

84 .A)enjoyable     B)stimulating         C)tedious            D)stressful

85. A)who         B)what              C)which             D)that

86 .A)harshly       B)reluctantly         C)easily             D)casually

87 .A)ought to      B)may               C)used to            D)need

88. A)Any         B)One               C)Other             D)Another

89 .A)Whatever     B)Whichever         C)Whenever         D)Wherever

90 .A)most         B)worst              C)least             D)best

2005年1月

　　Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 61 go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 62 you money or can add 63 the cost.

　　Take the 64 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 65 you are making the 66 buy if you choose one 67 look you like and which is also the cheapest 68 price. But when you get it home you may find that it 69 twice as long as a more expensive 70 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 71 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

　　So what principles should you 72 when you go out shopping?

　　If you_ 73 your home, your car or any valuable 74 in excellent condition, you'll be saving money in the long 75 Before you buy a new 76 , talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular 77 .

　　Before you buy an expensive 78 ,or a service, do check the price and 79 is on offer. If possible, choose 80 three items or three estimates.

61. A) form　　       B) fashion　　 C) way　　     D) method

62. A) save　　       B) preserve　　C)in　　        D)similar

63. A) up　　         B) to　       C) in　　       D) on

64. A) easy　　       B) single　    C) simple　　   D) similar

65. A) convince　　   B) accept　　  C) examine　　  D) think

66. A) proper　　   B) best　　    C) reasonable　 D) most

67. A) its　　      B) which　     C) whose　　  D) what

68. A) for　　      B) with　　    C) in　　     D) on

69. A) spends　　   B) takes　　   C) lasts　　   D) consumes

70. A) mode　　    B) copy　　   C) sample　　 D)model

71. A) cause　    　B) make　　   C) leave　　  D) prove

72. A) adopt　　    B) lay　　     C) stick　  　D) adapt

73. A)reserve　　   B) decorate　　 C) store　  　D) keep

74. A) products　　 B) possession　  C) material　 D) ownership

75. A) run　　     B) interval　　   C) period　　D) time

76. A) appliance　　B) equipment　   C) utility　　D) facility

77. A) function　　 B) purpose　　   C) goal　   D) task

78. A) component　 B) element　　   C) item　　 D) particle

79. A) what　　    B) which　　    C) that　　  D) this

80. A) of　　      B) in　　        C) by　　   D) from