C. Some plant diseases may be caused by
fungus.
 
      D.
Symptoms are always helpful in identifying diseases.
 
Controlling the Growing
TB Crisis in China
1.  At present in China the TB infection
rate


       
A. in rural areas is three times as high as that in urban
areas.


       
B. in rural areas is nearly four times as high as that in urban
areas.


       
C. in urban areas is two times lower than that in rural areas.


       
D. in urban areas is four times lower than that in rural areas.
2.  Which of the flowing is NOT mentioned in
the passage as a factor making the rural TB burden
heavier in China?


       
A. Insufficient funds for local health programs.
  B. Increased charges for medical care.


       
C. No specific funding targeted towards TB-related services in some
areas.


     
  D. Lack of sufficient physical
training.
3.  Which of the following is NOT a measure
suggested by WHO that the Chinese government
should take?


       
A. Providing free TB drugs and diagnosis.


       
B. Funding health promotion and training.


     
  C. Supplying money for
supervised treatment programs at all levels.


       
D. Developing the rural economy so as to increase health
budgets.
4.  The ambitious target of WHO in reducing the
incidence of TB in the Western Pacific region is to


       
A. reduce the incidence of TB by 38% in less than ten years in the
region.


       
B. reduce the incidence of TB 50% in ten years in the region.


       
C. eliminate TB in ten years in the region.


       
D. fund a project in 13 of China’s 31 provinces to fight TB.
5.  Among the total deaths caused by TB in the
Western Pacific region, how many per cent do the deaths in China
account for?
A. Over 50%.
                                        
B. Under 50%.
  C. About 38%.
                                       
D. Approximately 33%.
 
New Attempts to
Eradicate AIDS Virus
1.  According to the passage, the attempt to
eradicate the AIDS virus


      
 A. continues to be
hopeful.         
             
     
B. Will be successful in a year.


      
 C. will be successful in
future.     
        
     
D. will stop being hopeful.
2.  Which is NOT true about the study?


      
 A. There are 20 patients involved in the
study.   
B. The patients have used several anti-HIV drugs.
 
      C.
The patients have been treated for up to 18
months. 
D. 16 patients did not go through the whole study.
3.  What do He’s words “Bear in mind
undetectable does not equal absent “mean?
 
      A.
AIDS virus can be undetectable in the blood. 
B. AIDS virus is undetectable in the blood.
 
      C.
No AIDS virus can be detected in the
blood.  
D. No virus found in the blood means no AIDS.
4.  How do we prove that the drugs have wiped
out the remaining viruses?
 
      A.
To use up all the drugs at once.
B. To wait for the virus to die slowly.