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Practice
Assessing Your Progress
1 Circle the correct word in each sentence.
court [kɔːt] n.法院;法庭;审判庭
flexible[ˈfleksəbl] adj.灵活的;可变动的
1 Jack stood in front of the class, completely forgetting/forgotten every word that he had prepared for his speech.
2 Seeing/Seen the tennis star leaving the court, the gin quickly picked up her camera and ran over to him.
3 They were very proud to see their son awarded/awarding the university scholarship.
4 When asking/asked about their work schedules, many people preferred more flexible work hours.
5 John watched the woman talking/talked to the air, thinking/thought that she might be
crazy.
6 Impressed/Impressing with her fluent English, the manager offered Julie a job interview.
According to a recent survey, the_________ of doctors believed their incomes did not match how hard they worked. The survey found that about 50 percent of the doctors were not satisfied with their working conditions, especially those from hospitals in small towns.
A _________ working in a large public hospital often has to see 100 patients per day. The researchers conducting the survey concluded that if hospitals and ______ serving the general public received more support, it would help to keep their medical ______ from leaving the profession, and therefore the pubic would continue to receive good health services.
In _________ to a question about tensions between doctors and patients, some respondents _________ that misleading media reports about doctors have greatly_________ society, causing the pubic to distrust medical workers.
2 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words below. Then
answer the question: What is the author's attitude towards the doctors?
clinic complain majority staff response harm physician
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majority
physician
clinic
staff
response
complained
harmed
per[pə(r)] prep.每;每一
therefore[ˈðeəfɔː(r)] adv.因此;所以;因而
tension [ˈtenʃn] n.紧张;紧张局势(或关系、状况)
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