D. Reading.
I. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap. (1 m)
Health is something we tend to (31) ________ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly (32) ________ of it. But illness can come, even (33) ________ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little (34) ________ to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago, (35) ________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The (36) ________ of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became (37) ________ safer for children. The result is that (38) ________ a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can (39) ________ to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (40) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today.
31. A. throw away B. ignore C. give up D. forget
32. A. keen B. awake C. concerned D. aware
33. A. if B. while C. when D. so
34. A. when B. how C. which D. what
35. A. therefore B. moreover C. however D. although
36. A. reason B. origin C. source D. cause
37. A. quite B. more C. very D. much
38. A. why B. where C. when D. whereas
39. A. expect B. desire C. want D. hope
40. A. speedup B. run C. accelerate D. advance
