47 According to the article, what is mainly responsible for the improvements in public health?
(A) Individual behaviors
(B) Human rights policy
(C) Investments in medicine
(D) National health insurance

43 According to the passage, what kind of stories are easier to understand? (A) Stories that present clear pictures (B) Stories that have identifiable characters (C) Stories that talk about familiar people (D) Stories that involve more factors

44 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? (A) The more individuals involved in a story, the more difficult it is to distinguish them. (B) Learners who have a good command of language perform well in speaking. (C) Spatial structures also represent the complexity of language in a story. (D) Stories about boys and girls have become increasingly popular among young readers.

45 The author suggests that to design the story-telling tasks with equal difficulty, we should provide pictures _____. (A) presented in a logical sequence (B) leading to comparable results (C) having the same number of persons (D) discussing parallel topics and events

46 The passage is taken out from a paper on _____. (A) the difficulty of speaking English (B) the use of foreign languages (C) the assessment of speaking ability (D) the structures of stories

48 How do animals maintain their naturally given state of health and vigor? (A) They take regular exercise. (B) They receive medical treatments. (C) They instinctively eat the right foods. (D) They knowingly ingest healthy substances.

49 Which of the following statements is supported by the example of non-human animals? (A) The naturally given state of health and vigor, rather than human behaviors, is the key to health. (B) Animal foods, rather than the naturally given state of health and vigor, are the key to health. (C) Habits and behaviors, rather than medicine and health insurance, are the key to health. (D) Medicine and health insurance, rather than animal foods, are the key to health.

50 What does the word “wrong” in the last sentence refer to? (A) The prudent and dutiful invest too much in medical treatments. (B) The prudent and dutiful are paying heavily for the imprudent. (C) The irresponsible refuse to pay for national health insurance. (D) The irresponsible ignore their rights to health.

31 It is a____ issue whether genetically modified foods are good or bad for our health; there are pros and cons to their use. (A) deliberate (B) tedious (C) prohibited (D) controversial

32 Why you let such a foolish thing happen is beyond my ____. I still cannot understand what you were thinking at that time. (A) belief (B) comprehension (C) doubt (D) recognition

33 We plan to____ US$100,000 to help the families of the earthquake victims. (A) rise (B) shield (C) raise (D) represent