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Unit 2 Language and Culture
单元素养评估测试卷
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A (10%)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and
grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of
the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Keep Your Eyes Open for Weight Loss Ads
“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”
“Two full inches in the first three days!”
These are the kinds of statements (16) ______ (use) in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, (17) ______ (promise) new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they (18) ______ shape the legs, slim the face and smooth wrinkles. Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.
To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, (19)______ is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food and Drug Administration) can require proof that it is safe and effective before it (20) ______(put) on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority (21) ______ (require) premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. (22) ______ a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure(查封) of the product.
One notable case a few years ago (23) ______(involve) an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, (24) ______ had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds (25) ______ it was dangerous to health and life.
Section B (10%)
Direction: Co