The Chinese Online Writing Lab

1. The Taiwanese economy has grown strong during the past decade, and the average income has now reached $US 13,000.

I A. unorthodox

B. unprecedented

C. standard  

2. Improved living standards have made Taiwanese more health conscious and recreation-oriented.

A. rejuvenation

B. impediment

C. oppression

3. Although most employees undergo a routine physical examination annually, including blood tests, chest x-ray examinations and heart-lung function testing, such examinations do not accurately reflect the current condition of patients.

A. sidetrack

B.  resonate

C.  divert  

4. Most individuals pay extra for an MRI examination when undergoing their routine physical examination.

A. vend

B. remit

C. auction off

5. No longer restricted simply to identifying lesions, MRI examinations have become an effective means of determining the current status of human organs and vessels.

A. confined

B. approachable

C. genial

6. One of the advantages of an MRI exam is that no prior preparations are necessary.

A. oversights

B. omissions 

C. provisions

7. Patients can eat normally, continue with their normal daily routines and continue taking any prescribed medications.

A. retrench

B. commence

C.  curtail

8. Typically lasting from 20 to 45 minutes, depending on the information required by the physician, the procedure simply requires the patient to lie in a supine position and remain still.

A. standing

B. prostrate

C. upright

9. Patients can be accompanied by relatives in the scan room, and are closely supervised by medical technologists.

A. escorted

B. abandoned

C. cast off

10. Additionally, the magnetic chamber includes an intercom system should the patient require.

A. spurn

B. abstain from

C.  insist upon  

11. A contrast agent may be administered to enhance the study, but no precautions are necessary.

A. vulnerabilities

B. perils

C. safeguards

12. Patients are free to consult with the attending physician or medical technologists to discuss any concerns.

A. quell

B. deliberate

C. subdue 

13. Importantly, the examination involves no radiation, with data acquired via other means, which include axial, sagittal and coronal observations.

A. procured

B. forfeited

C. vanished

14. Hospitals increasingly realize the potential of comprehensive physical examinations for generating revenue, thus reducing pressures on the already strained national health insurance system.

A. hampered

B. hemmed in 

C. inclusive

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