Most people would be (1) by the high quality of medicine available (2) to most Americans. There is a lot of specialization, a great deal of (3) to the individual, a (4) amount of advanced technical equipment, and (5) effort not to make mistakes because of the financial risk which doctors and hospitals must (2) in the courts if they (7) things badly.
But the Americans are in a mess. The problem is the way in (8) health care is organized and (9). (10) to public belief it is not just a free competition system. To the private system has been joined a large public system, because private care was simply not (11) the less fortunate and the elderly.
But even with this huge public part of the system, (12) this year will eat up 84.5 billion dollars——more than 10 per cent of the U.S. Budget—large numbers of Americans are left (13). These include about half the 11 million unemployed and those who fail to meet the strict limits (14) income fixed by a government trying to make savings where in can.
The basic problem, however, is that there is no central control (15) the health system. There is no (16) to what doctors and hospitals charge for their services, other than what the public is able to pay. The number of doctors has shot up and prices have climbed. When faced with toothache, a sick child, or a heart attack, all the unfortunate person concerned can do is (17) up.
Twothirds of the population (18) covered by medical insurance. Doctors charge as much as they want (19) that the insurance company will pay the bill.
The rising cost of medicine in the U.S.A. is among the most worrying problems facing the country. In 1981 the country’s health bill climbed 15.9 per cent——about twice as fast as prices (20) general.
1. [A] compressed [B] impressed [C] obsessed [D]. repressed
2. [A] available [B] attainable [C] achievable [D]. amenable
3. [A] extension [B] retention [C] attention [D]. exertion
4. [A] countless [B] titanic [C] broad [D] vast
5. [A] intensive [B] absorbed [C] intense [D] concentrated
6. [A] run into [B] come into [C] face [D] defy
7. [A] treat [B] deal [C] maneuver [D] handle
8. [A] which [B] that [C] what [D] when
9. [A] to finance [B] financed [C] the finance [D] to be financed
10. [A] Contrary [B] Opposed [C] Averse [D] Objected
11. [A] looking for[B] looking into [C] looking after [D] looking over
12. [A] which [B] what [C] that [D] it
13. [A] over [B] out [C] off [D] away
14. [A] for [B] in [C] with [D] on
15. [A] over [B] on [C] under [D] behind
16. [A] boundary [B] restriction [C] confinement [D] limit
17. [A] to pay [B] paying [C] pay [D] to have paid
18. [A] is being [B] are [C] have been [D] is
19. [A] knowing [B] to know [C] they know [D] known
20. [A] in [B] with [C] on [D] for
答案与解析
1. [B]
解析：词义辨析题。各个选项的意思和辨析如下：
compress 挤压;压缩。压缩机就是compressor。近义词squeeze。
impress 影响;给某人以深刻印象。名词impression印象。形容词impressive给人深刻印象的，感人的，出色的。
obsess迷住，使困扰。例如He was obsessed with the idea. 她一心想着那个念头。
repress 压制(感情等);镇压。
2. [A]
解析：Something is available to someone：某人可以享受到……
例如：
Free education is available to all taxpayers.
