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n should be made to carry "health security cards", which he described as "smart cards" coded with his or her personal medical information. Congress rejected that proposal, and yet the administration persisted. It lobbied successfully for more moderate health care legislation in 1996 and ever since then has been developing a plan to assign every American a "unique health identifier(UHI)": a computer code assigned to each person that would enable the government to organize all medical records into a central database. Administration officials reason that if the federal government could establish a "national health care data network", this would make billing more efficient and allow medical researchers to study large samples of health records. Such a computerized library of medical files could work only if each American were assigned a UHI code.

year, our nations children continue to have easy access to cigarettes and spit tobacco. There are no significant restrictions on tobacco marketing that target teenagers, no national anti-smoking programs under way, and none on the drawing board. Despite all the research on the dangers of secondhand smoke, there are no nationwide protections against it. To top it all off, the United States has among the weakest package warnings and the lowest tobacco product prices in the industrialized nations of the world. Yet, we now have the opportunity to finally address the biggest and most preventable health problem facing this nation. After a long and thorough analysis, President Clinton has come forward with a statement of principles and direction for a national tobacco control plan that represents a major step.

n said, "But you will see elements of this restaurant in some of our new construction. Its all about keeping our restaurants more relevant for our customers. " McDonalds has undergone an image change in more ways than one since a time two and a half years ago when its sales and reputation were sagging amid complaints about its service and food. Despite inconsistent results in some large European countries, that McSlump is no longer: some store sales have increased for 25 straight months in the key U. S. market. The company reported first-quarter operating income was up 6 percent to $ 910 million and revenue rose 9 percent to $4.8 billion over the same time last year. Its stock price nearly tripled over a two-year period, hitting a four-year high of $ 34. 56 per share in March, but has since settled around $ 29. Stylish new restaurants are part of the reform. plan; about 1 000, mostly older U. S. McDonalds have been either renovated or rebuilt since 2002. Contributing more to the sales increase, though, have been longer hours, accepting credit and debit cards, the high-powered "Im lovin it" marketing campaign and pricier new food items.

was a killer. Epidemics of the dreaded disease could wipe out up to eighty-five percent of the populations of towns and cities. In 1793 it struck Philadelphia. By September it became so widespread that people who died in the streets often stayed where they fell—no one would dare touch the bodies. The sick went untreated because even the doctors were dying. People of every race were affected. The majority white population sought the aid of black Philadelphias. Would they help? The decision was up to two black leaders. They decided to help as much as possible. Black Philadelphians treated white patients and buried the dead. When the epidemic was over, the two leaders and the Black community received official thanks from the city and the deep gratitude of all other Philadelphians.

others health. Couples in conflicted marriages take longer than the happily married to heal from all kinds of wounds, from minor scrapes(擦伤)or athletic injuries to major surgery, suggests a study carried out over the weekend. And the health toll taken by a stressful job seems to be eased when the worker has a pleasurable home life. This new research, reported at an American Psychosomatic Society meeting, adds to growing evidence that marriage has an impact on health. In the wound healing study, 42 couples agreed to let researchers use a device to create several minor wounds on their skin in two sessions about two months apart. The first time, couples were told to discuss a neutral topic; the next time they were given half an hour to resolve an issue or two on which they disagreed. Their discussions were monitored. Couples took longer to heal when asked to discuss points of conflict than neutral issues. Hostile couples—attacking each other with criticism, sarcasm—healed the slowest. It took them 40% longer, or two more days, to heal, and they also produced less of the proteins linked to healing.

A．She received two job offers.

B．She was also offered a job.

C．She was the first to receive an offer.

D．She received too many offers.

spend a hot day! Question: What does the woman imply?

A．She"d like to come along.

B．She know her way around the harbor.

C．The warm weather is quite pleasant.

D．The ride will take all day.

t surely. Question: What does the man mean?

A．He"s unhappy because he has to go to class.

B．He"s making steady progress.

C．He"s a good swimmer already.

D．He"s sure the class is too slow for him.

does the man mean?

A．He"ll only give her part of his notes.

B．He doesn"t know anything about economics.

C．He"s not taking an economics class.

D．He"s happy to lend her his notes.

: What had the woman assumed?

A．Harry took care of someone in the office.

B．They were going to give Harry a job.

C．Harry had done a very good job.

D．They still had to find replacement for Harry.