1-The study ``__________ a general concern that the same sort of thing would go on with other plants,'' said Ruth Shaw, a University of Minnesota professor who co-authored the study.
a) warns b) raises c) relies d) resides e) interfere
2-But Energy Department officials said the tests had been conducted with the ___________ of the relevant authorities in both South Africa and Tanzania, and by the University of Pretoria's ethics committee.
a) phase b) prescription c) approval d) disposal e) anxiety
3-A research has found many people mistakenly believe that antibiotics can ___________ all minor illnesses
a) associate b) provide c) maintain d) account for e) cure
4-___________ at the correct dose, the supplements are safe. a) supplied
b) exposed c) imported d) required e) equipped
5-Not only was there little evidence that keeping patients nil by mouth is beneficial after surgery, but early feeding reduced the risk of infection and _______________ hospital stay.
a) aggravated b) increased c) shortened d) weakened e) led
6-Asia is __________ the verge of an Aids epidemic, which will eclipse that in Africa, United Nations experts warn. The UN in it latest report _______________ the extent of the disease, Aids , in Asia says the spread of the disease amongst what it calls
vulnerable groups - drug users and sex workers - is alarming. a) on / on
b) in / to c) over / at d) through / off e) of / out
7-The UN has identified China, Vietnam and Indonesia as countries where the spread of Aids has ______________ enormously in the last few years.
a) detailed b) transmitted c) derived d) accelerated e) confirmed
8-"In Thailand, as a result of early prevention programmes and the use of condoms, more than two million Thais are not suffering from HIV who certainly would have if the government hadn't acted as ____________ as it did a decade ago."
a) needlessly b) decisively c) inappropriately d) subsequently e) negligently
9-In Iran in the late 1990s, the former head of Iran's blood transfusion centre also went on trial over ____________ that patients contracted the HIV virus after receiving contaminated blood. a) initiatives b) expansions c) smugglings d) allegations e) expositions
10-The UN's "Aids Epidemic Update" _____________ that of three million Aids deaths during the year 2000, 2.4 million were Africans - 80% of the total.
b) induces c) varies d) reveals e) swings
11-Often there appears to be no particular reason
______________ symptoms occur _____________ the feelings of panic are dissociated from events which are happening or about to occur. Phobias are irrational, persistent and uncontrollable fear of something.
a) what / however b) why / since c) when / no matter d) because / or e) both / and
12-Every year the London Marathon throws up _____________ stories of runners suffering heart attacks during the race. However, proper preparation should mean that even the most inexperienced athlete can complete the 26 miles 385 yards without suffering serious injury. a) grim b) needy c) painful d) infectious e) inclusive
