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《报刊选读》练习题 一 I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets ( )The Bush administration wanted to have ____percent of Medicare patients in 　　H. M. O. ’s by 2005. A. 13 B. 14 C. 30 D. 33 ( )In a 2000 survey by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, fewer than ______of college freshman rated magazine rankings “very important.” 10% B. 15% C 20% D 25% ( )The author believes that the rankings have become ____in higher 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　education . a healthy force B.an unhealthy force C. a great benefit D. an advantage ( )According to the spokeswoman for the American Association of Health 　　　Plans, ____has outstripped the increase in Medicare reimbursement. Medicare inflation . drug cost . Mediaid inflation . medical service fee ( )The advantages of Harvard confer _____ benefits on the class slacker A. many B. few C. some D. any ( ) In 1981, 6-8 –year-olds averaged ______minutes of homework per week. A. 45 B. 50 C. 44 D.60 7. ( )　From the article we know that many HMOs are leaving________. A. the medical a　association B. Medicare C. the General Accounting Office D. the United Health Group 8. ( )The increase in Medicare payments ______ enough to make up for cuts made in 1997. A. had been B. will have been C. was not D. had not been 9.（ ） In an economic slump, who is more likely to bear the brunt? A. the layoff workers B. the bosses C. the U.S. citizens D. the temps 10.The device used for the survey is___. A. E-mail B. mail C. telephone D. telegraph 11. （ ）Since 1996, the number of people collecting food stamps has sunk by one-third, to ___million. A. 3 B. 17 C. 22 D. 20 12. （ ）What cannot a couple resort to when their marriage was in trouble? A. churches B. community mental-health centers C. marriage affair class