—When can we discuss the problem
—（）when we can, we must prepare for it right now.

单项选择题From this passage we know that（）.

A．every American cannot have guns
B．only soldiers and the police can have guns
C．every American citizen can own guns
D．teachers have no money to buy guns

单项选择题How many students were shot dead in 1997 in the US schools（）

A．10
B．9
C．12
D．22

单项选择题The main idea of Paragraph Four shows us（）.

A．some examples of shootings in US schools
B．the Americans’ feeling
C．some famous schools
D．that some teachers were killed by students

单项选择题The report from the US Department of Education shows that（）.

A．the number of the expulsions is now large
B．the number of the expulsions is wrong
C．there are soldiers hiding among the students
D．guns are out of control in US schools

单项选择题From the first paragraph we can infer that in US schools（）.

A．students enjoy shooting
B．students are eager to be soldiers
C．safety is a problem
D．students can make guns

单项选择题The author of this passage intends to tell us（）.

A．the NHS should be reformed right away
B．more and more people are dying from diseases
C．the plan to reform the NHS in the UK
D．the criticism of Mr. Brown’s proposals

单项选择题According to the passage, the purpose of the health reform plan in the UK is to（）.

A．encourage more private health care
B．focus on the prevention rather than on curing the patient
C．deal with the main artery problems
D．fight against the opposition in the UK

单项选择题Which of the following is the reason for the increasing private health care（）

A．People are paying more attention to their own health.
B．People are well off enough to pay their health care.
C．The NHS was not available for most of the people.
D．It’s not so convenient for people to go to the NHS for their health car

单项选择题All the following statements are true except that（）.

A．all people should pay for their health care at the NHS
B．some people are against the reform of health care
C．the writer is likely to come from Britain
D．more money will be spent on testing people than before

单项选择题The underlined word vulnerable in the fourth paragraph probably means（）.

A．sick
B．weak
C．wounded
D．old