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Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned like Dolly the sheep in the not too distant future?The news that a human embryo(胚胎)has been__1__cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions. The__2__was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group__3__the news on November 25.This is__4__human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n)__5__on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine. “This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to__6__someones life.” Such research could lead to treatment for__7__such as heart diseases, AIDS and even cancer, __8__scientists. Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several__9__in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is__10__any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in__11__an early embryo into__12__. Animals have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly the sheep__13__in 1997. And there were no real technical__14__to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo. This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human__15__. __16__it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to__17__. __18__it was stopped from becoming a baby—at a stage in which it was__19__a ball of cells. The __20__technology has been used to clone sheep, cattle and monkeys. 1．A.in failure B．never C．successfully D．not 2．A.research B．report C．works D．task 3．A.made known B．made C．said D．had 4．A.a cloned B．a man-made C．a D．not a cloned 5．A.worker B．head C．expert D．assistant 6．A.save　B．rescue　C．cure　D．treat 7．A.patients　　B．health　　C．diseases　D．things 8．A.according to B．including C．besides D．argued 9．A.countries B．nations C．peoples D．states 10．A.for B．against C．researching for D．praising 11．A.developing B．building