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《英美报刊选读》练习题一 I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets. 1.The Bush administration wanted to have percent of Medicare patients in H.M.O.’s by 2005. A. 13 B. 14 C. 30 D. 33 ( ) 2.In a 2000 survey by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, fewer than ______of college freshman rated magazine rankings “very important.” ( ) A. 10% B. 15% C 20% D 25% 3.The author believes that the rankings have become ____in higher education .　 ( )　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. a healthy force B.an unhealthy force C. a great benefit D. an advantage 4.Many parents complain about _____when they talk about their children’s education. ( ) A. campus violence B. drug abuse C. after-school assignments D. basketball tryout 5.According to the spokeswoman for the American Association of Health Plans, has outstripped the increase in Medicare reimbursement. ( ) A. Medicare inflation B. drug cost C. Mediaid inflation D. medical service fee 6.The child born between 1947 and 1961 is frequently referred to as ______ ( ) A.“ boom baby” B. “boomer parents” C. “ booming child” D.”booming girl” 7. The advantages of Harvard confer _____ benefits on the class slacker ( ) A. many B. few C. some D. any 8. In 1981, 6-8 –year-olds averaged ______minutes of homework per week. A. 45 B. 50 C. 44