53 A reported B influenced C distorted D shocked

As a politician, he knows how to manipulate public opinion.

A express

B divide

C influence

D voice

Dar Pfeiffer Reports Strong Q2 Profit

On Wednesday, Dar Pfeiffer, one of the largest brokerage firms in the world, reported a second-quarter profit that was 53% larger than expected. The second-quarter profit was attributed to a one-time deal with money manager Tapcourt.

Shareholders saw this profit in the form. of a $2.46 increase in share prices. The same period last year showed a $1.07 increase a share. Excluding the deal with Tapcourt, Dar Pfeiffer would have reported a profit 23% larger than expected. Either way, Dar Pfeiffer topped market predictions for performance by at least $1.58 a share.

What is Dar Pfeiffer？

A．A brokerage firm.

B．An accounting firm.

C．A market analyst firm.

D．An investment banking firm.

Hospital Mistreatment

According to a study, most medical interns report experiencing mistreatment, including humiliation by senior doctors,(51)threatened, or physical abuse in their first year out of medical school.

The findings come from analysis of the(52)a 13-page survey mailed in January 1991 to 1,733 second-year residents. The survey and(53)appear in the April 15th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Overall, out of the 1,277 residents(54)completed surveys, 1,185 said that they had experienced at least one incident of mistreatment in their intern year.(55)reporting incidents where they were abused, more than 45% of the residents said they had witnessed at least one incident where other persons(56)false medical records. Moreover, nearly three quarters of the residents said they had witnessed mistreatment of patients by other residents, attending physicians, or nurses. Almost 40% said patient mistreatment was a frequent(57)

More than 10% of the residents said they were(58)to have enough sleep, and the average number of hours(59)sleep was 37.6. The average on-call time during a(60)week was 56.9 hours, but about 25% of the residents said their on-call assignments were more than 80 hours some weeks.

(61)30% of the residents said they experienced some type of sexual harassment or discrimination, verbal abuse was the most common problem cited, When abusive incidents were limited to events occurring three or more times, 53% of the respondents reported that they(62)belittled or humiliated by more senior residents, while just over 21% reported someone taking credit fore their work. Being"(63)tasks for punishment," "being pushed, kicked or hit," and(64)someone "threatening your reputation or career," were reported as a more(65)occurrence by over 10% of the responding residents.

A．be

B．been

C．were

D．being

The heaviest pain and suffering caused by accidents and illness are______.

A．colds and influenza

B．loss of time

C．financial losses

D．invalidism

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Hospital Mistreatment

According to a study， most medical interns report experiencing mistreatment， including hu- miliation by senior doctors， _______（51 ） threatened， or physical abuse in their first year out of medical school.

The findings come from analysis of the ______（52） a 13-page survey mailed in January 1991 to 1，733 second-year residents. The survey and _______（53）appear in the April 15th is- sue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Overall， out of the 1，277 reside nts _______（54） completed surveys， 1，185 said that they had experienced at least one incident of mistreatment in their intern year. ______ （55）reporting incidents where they were abused， more than 45% of the residents said they had witnessed at least one incident where other persons _______（56） false medical records. Moreover， nearly three quarters of the residents said they had witnessed mistreatment of patients by other residents，attending physicians， or nurses. Almost 40% said patient mistreatment was a frequent ________（57）.

More than 10% of the residents said they were ________（58） to have enough sleep， and the average number of hours ________（59） sleep was 37.6. The average on-call time during a ________ （60）week was 56.9 hours， but about 25% of the residents said their on-call assignments were more than 80 hours some weeks.________（61）30% of the residents said they experienced some type of sexual harassment or discrimination， verbal abuse was the most common problem cited. When abusive incidents were limited to events occurring three or n~re times， 53% of the respondents reported that they ________ （62） belittled or humiliated by more senior residents， while just over 21% reported

someone taking credit for their work. Being " ________ （63）tasks for punishment，" "being pushed， kicked or hit，" and ________（64）someone "threatening your reputation or career，"were reported as a more ________（65） occurrence by over 10% of the responding residents.

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A.being

B.were

C.been

D.be

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A．Big companies could not influence the government.

B．A large number of markets.

C．Many Americans were worried about the changes in their country.

D．Some of the laws were in favor of customers.

g their lifetimes, according to one of the few studies to look (51) domestic violence and health among men.

"Many men actually do experience domestic violence, although we don't hear about it (52) ," Dr. Robert J. Reid of the University of Washington in Seattle, one of the authors, told Reuters Health. "They often don' t tell (53) we don' t ask. We want to get the message out to men who (54) experience domestic violence that they are not alone and there are resources available to (55). "

The researchers asked study participants about physical abuse and non-physical (56) such as threats that made them (57) for their safety, controlling behavior. (for example, being told who they could associate with and where they could go), and constant name-calling.

Among men 18 to 54 years old, 14.2 percent said they had experienced intimate partner (58) in the past five years, while 6. 1 percent reported domestic violence in the previous year.

Rates were lower for men 55 and (59) , with 5.3 percent reporting violence in the past five years and 2.4 percent having experienced it in the past 12 months.

Overall, 30.5 percent of men younger than 55 and 26.5 percent of older men said they had been victims of_(60) violence at some point in their lives. About half of the violence the men (61) was physical.

However, the physical violence men reported wasn't as harsh as (62) suffered by women in a previous study; 20 percent to 40 percent of the men rated it as severe, compared to 61 percent of (63) .

Men who reported experiencing domestic violence had more emotional and mental problems (64) those who had not, especially older men, the (65) found.

51. A. by

B. at

C. on

D. for

From the example mentioned in Paragraph 2, what kind of the man is Hawking？

A．He is an inflexible man.

B．He is a man who admits his mistakes bravely.

C．He is a man who always makes mistakes.

D．He is a man who is very humorous.

Part A

Write a short composition about the following topic.

Topic: How do movies or TV influence people's behavior？ Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer.

Food Safety and Foodborne Illnesses

Food safety is an increasingly important public health issue. Governments all over the world are intensifying their efforts to improve food safety. These efforts are in response______【51】an increasing number of food safety problems and______【52】consumer concerns.

Foodborne illnesses are______【53】as diseases, usually either infectious or toxic in nature, caused by agents that enter the body through the ingestion of food. Every person is ______【54】risk of foodborne illness.

Foodborne diseases are a widespread and growing public health problem, both in developed ______【55】developing countries. The global______【56】of foodborne disease is difficult to estimate, but it has been reported that in 2005______【57】8 million people died from diarrhoeal diseases. A great______【58】of these cases can be attributed to contamination of food and drinking water.______【59】diarrhea is a major cause of malnutrition in infants and young children.

In industrialized countries, the percentage of the population suffering from foodborne diseases each year has been reported to be 10______【60】30%. In the United States of America(USA) , for example, around 76 million cases of foodborne diseases, ______【61】325 , 000 hospitalizations and 5 , 000 deaths, are estimated to occur each year.

While less well documented, developing countries bear the brunt of the problem due to the presence of a wide ______【62】of foodborne diseases, including those caused by parasites. The high ______【63】of diarrhoeal diseases in many developing countries suggests major underlying food safety problems.

In partnership______【64】other stakeholders, WHO is developing policies that will further promote the safety of food. These policies cover the entire food chain from production to consumption and will______【65】different types of expertise.

(51)

A．to

B．against

C．with

D．towards