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[B] stride
[C] separate
[D] slip
42. [A] For
[B] Because
[C] As
[D] Since
43. [A] from
[B] in
[C] on
[D] by
44. [A] Even though
[B] Now that
[C] If only
[D] Provided that
45. [A] durable
[B] disposable
[C] available
[D] transferable
46. [A] approach
[B] flow
[C] fashion
[D] trend
47. [A] instantly
[B] reversely
[C] fundamentally
[D] sufficiently
48. [A] but
[B] while
[C] and
[D] whereas
49. [A] imposed
[B] restricted
[C] illustrated
[D] confined
50. [A] excitement
[B] conviction
[C] enthusiasm
[D] importance
Section III: Reading Comprehension
Directions:
Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked [A], B), [C] and [D]. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (40 points)
Text 1
It was 3:
The full import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of relief, others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia -- where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part -- other states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.
Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death -- probably by a deadly injection or pill -- to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally III law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “I’m not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how I’d go, because I’ve watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.
51. From the second paragraph we learn that ________.
[A] the objection to euthanasia is slow to come in other countries
[B] physicians and citizens share the same view on euthanasia
[C] changing technology is chiefly responsible for the hasty passage of the law
[D] it takes time to realize the significance of the law’s passage
52. When the author says that observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling, he means ________.
[A] observers are taking a wait and see attitude towards the future of euthanasia
[B] similar bills are likely to be passed in the US, Canada and other countries
[C] observers are waiting to see the result of the game of dominoes
[D] the effect-taking process of the passed bill may finally
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