פתרון בחינה לדוגמה מס' 1

What Can Be Done About AIDS

ANSWER KEY

1. Why do the writers bring the statistics in paragraph 2?

d. To demonstrate the seriousness of the AIDS problem.

 

2. Why wasn’t the AIDS pandemic taken seriously before it became a global problem?

c. Because it did not affect the western countries

 

3. In paragraph 6, drug abuse and traffic accidents are mentioned as examples of which type of problem?

b. a behavioral pathology

 

4. How have the problems mentioned in paragraph 6 affected people’s attitude towards AIDS?

d. They show countries that AIDS can no longer be ignored.

 

5. Paragraphs 7-9 discuss how the collision between the trend of global influence of private markets and the trend of the spread of infectious diseases has created a moral problem.

What is the moral problem?

b.         Even though life-saving drugs are available to rich patients in Western countries, they are not available for poor patients in Africa.

 

6. Which group is supposed to be responsible for helping drugs become available faster?

c. The Food and Drug Administration

 

7. What is one of the results of the protests against the high cost of AIDS drugs?

a. People in poor countries may purchase AIDS drugs at a reduced price.

(par. 10)

 

8. What dilemma caused the UN to create the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria?

a. Although the price of AIDS drugs has been reduced, not many patients in developing countries are getting the drugs.

(10-11)

 

9. Why do the writers discuss Vitamin A and syphilis treatments?

b. To demonstrate the difficulty in dispensing medical treatments to people in African countries.

 

10. What is the general topic of paragraphs 7-12?

c.  Problems that arise in dealing with the AIDS epidemic in Africa

 

11. What consequence of AIDS is the focus of paragraph 16?

c. The economic needs of the patients’ families

 

12. What is the purpose of paragraphs 16-17?

a. To show that improving access to AIDS drugs is not enough to solve the problem

 

13. The authors give recommendations for dealing with the AIDS crisis. Which one of the following statements is true according to the text?

d.  The quality of African governing policies must be improved in order to help with the crisis.

 

14. According to the writer, what is the indirect implication of the success of the Global Fund?

c. The treatment of AIDS can provide a model for dealing with other global issues.

 

15. What is the main idea of this text?

a.  The problem of AIDS in Africa can be managed, but it will require a multifaceted approach including international cooperation.