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Part 1 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice) (每小题：1 分) Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. The cost of helping someone with AIDS drugs is high. Pills cost a lot of money. In Africa, AIDS drugs may cost more than a person makes in one year. At the same time, some American hospitals throw away a lot of pills. One man, named Lee Wildes, didnt think this was fair, so he decided to do something about it. Wildes lives in a small apartment in San Francisco. Every month, he sends AIDS drugs, which wouldve been thrown away, to Africa. His act of kindness has not been noticed much in his home country. In Africa though, he is well known. Many people in Africa send him e-mails, asking him for the medicine they need. Lee was a nurse. He knows that millions of dollars worth of drugs are thrown away. Five years ago he learned he was sick with HIV. Following this discovery, he took a vacation to Africa and saw many people there with AIDS. His visit caused him to begin sending drugs to Africa. Lee talks with doctors in Africa by mail, e-mail and telephone. With their help, he has gotten the names and addresses for a hundred people in six African countries. He fills the pill orders and he records what pills he sends to them. He even returns to Africa, once a year, to see the people hes helping. Giving left over drugs away is against the law, as is giving out drugs without a license. However, it is not likely hell be taken to court for his kindly efforts. People who have discovered his actions have not caused problems for him. They know that 25 million Africans are sick with AIDS, and they dont want to prevent him from helping. DABDB 1. Why arent more Africans taking AIDS drugs? A. They dont want to take something that was thrown away. B. They dont think that the drugs work. C. They cant work when taking them. D. They