3. According to the author, research on palliative care for cancer __________.

  A. has been overlooked by the NCI                     B. has gained the active support of the nation
  C. has been overfunded by the NCI   D. is of greater significance than research on cancer cures

4. The main issue of insurance coverage for hospice care and active treatment is that __________.

  A. it does not allow patients to seek both simultaneously
  B. it only covers patients whose life expectancy is less than six months
  C. hospice care is only covered when it may extend a patient’s life expectancy
  D. it deprives patients of the right to choose between two proven treatment methods

5. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the text?

A. Improving cancer research in the U.S.                 B. Alleviating the suffering of cancer patients
C. Reforming insurance coverage for cancer patients      D. Choosing active treatment or palliative care for patients

Word Study

1.squeeze vt. 挤、压、拧；塞进；挤进：1) He squeezed the last bit from the tooth-paste tube. (他从牙膏筒里挤出了最后一点牙膏。)  2) Squeeze the walnuts together to crack them. (把核桃放在一起挤压以便敲碎它们。)  3) He squeezed an extra shirt into the suitcase. (他把又一件衬衣塞进箱子。)   4) Can’t you squeeze more juice out of that lemon? (你能否从那个柠檬中挤出更多的汁来？)  squeeze n. (经济术语)银根紧的时候：We cannot borrow money during the present credit squeeze. (在目前信贷紧缩时期我们无法借到更多的钱。)

2. swing vi. 摆动：1) His arms swing as he walks.   2) The door swung open. （门摆动开了。） swing n. 变动，波动：swings in the oil price 油价波动。用于成语：in full swing （某活动）全面展开，达到高潮：1) Everything seemed to be in full swing there.  2) It was Saturday night; the little party was in full swing.   3) The work was in full swing when we arrived.      4) When we arrived, the meeting was already in full swing.   5) Ten weeks before the election the campaign was in full swing.

3. 经济方面的短语：economic decline经济衰退；a swing in prices价格波动；supply-cut供应减少；double-digit inflation两位数的通货膨胀；economic consequences经济上产生的后果；retail price零售价；energy conservation能源保护；oil import bill石油进口开支；oil shock石油恐慌；energy-intensive能源密集型的；price index价格指数。

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[2004 RC Text 4 ]

    Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars. Even our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education – not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge. Symptoms of pervasive anti-intellectualism in our schools aren’t difficult to find.