July 10-16, 2006
Benefits of fertility treatment outweigh costs
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1. On average, how much tax does a person in England pay over his lifetime?
A. 2050 pounds
B. 10,00 pounds
C. 13,000 pounds
D. 143,000 pounds

2. How successful is in-vitro fertilisation?
A. one in one
B. one in four
C. three in five
D. three in three

3. Why would governments want more children to be born?
A. Too many children have died.
B. Teachers donŐt have enough work.
C. Mothers are becoming unemployed.
D. There are more and more old people.

4. How many infertility treatments are offered couples in Britain?

A. not enough
B. almost sufficient
C. more than needed
D. much more than wanted

5. How many IVF treatments would professor Ledger want infertile couples to get?
A. one
B. three
C. four
D. five


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. provide
A. give
B. want
C. need
D. charge

7. recoup
  A. pay
B. cost
C. demand
D. get back

8. currently
A. never
B. before
C. at present
D. in the past

9. contribute
A. put in
B. use up
C. take out
D. squander

10. offset
A. escalate
B. contribute
C. accelerate
D. make up for

 

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