What was the problem of embryonic stem cells in 2001?

(A)Not enough cells were qualified for use as treatments. 
(B)Not sufficient funding to support research programs. 
(C)Not many medical teams were interested. 
(D)Many religion activists fought against it ferociously.

How long have scientists been studying embryonic stem cells?
(A)One hundred years. (B)Ten years. (C)More than twenty years. (D)One year.

Based on the above passage, which of the following statements is true?
(A)If President Bush had not withdrawn federal funding in stem-cell study, cures to all stem-cell related diseases could have been found. (B)Geron Corp. found the stem-cell business lucrative and hence invested substantial money in it. (C)Stem cells extracted from embryos have a better chance to cure diseases than from adults. (D)To provide quality treatments, approximately two dozen of stem-cell lines would suffice.

Which of the following patient is likely to receive the first experiment of embryonic stem cells?
(A)The paralyzed. (B)The hearing impaired. (C)Patients with cardio-related conditions. (D)Patients with chronic diseases.

“Presidential stem-cell line” derives from which part of the human body?
(A)Brain cell. (B)Skin cell. (C)In vitro-fertilization embryos. (D)Spine cords.

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2 地方營鐵路及民營鐵路機構，其盈餘分配規定為何？ (A). 有盈餘即可分配 (B). 攤提設備折舊後，方得分配 (C). 攤提全路建築折舊後，方得分配 (D). 攤提全路建築及設備折舊後，方得分配

3 阿里山森林鐵路依其興建目的，係屬下列何種鐵路？ (A). 事業鐵路 (B). 專用鐵路 (C). 民營鐵路 (D). 地方營鐵路

4 依據鐵路法規定，交通部負責辦理國營鐵路下列那項重點工作？ (A). 營運 (B). 監督 (C). 管制 (D). 管理

5 所謂以交流或直流電力為行車動力之鐵路者，是下列何者之名詞定義？ (A). 電動鐵路 (B). 電化鐵路 (C). 電力鐵路 (D). 動力鐵路

6 所謂維護列車車輛安全運轉之最小空間，是下列何者之名詞定義？ (A). 淨空高度 (B). 淨空長度 (C). 限高門 (D). 限寬門