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Unlike Britain, the US does not have a national health care service. Most people buy medical
insurance to help pay for medical care. The government only helps pay for some medical care for
the old and the people who are on low incomes. The problems of those who cannot afford insurance
have become an important political subject.
In Britain, when people are ill, they usually go to a family doctor first. However, people in
America sometimes go straight to an expert. Children are usually taken to a doctor who is an expert
in the treatment of children. In Britain, if a patient needs to see a specialist doctor, their family doctor
will usually recommend a specialist, which will save more time and money both for the patients and
the public fund (基金).
In Britain, doctors do not go to people's homes when they are ill. People always make
appointments to see the doctor in the doctor's office. In a serious situation, people call for an
ambulance. In America, hospitals must treat all seriously ill patients, even if they do not have medical
insurance. The government will then help pay for some of the cost of the medical care.
1. The majority of Americans pay for medical care ________.
A. through the national health care service
B. by buying medical insurance
C. with the help of the government
D. by increasing their income
2. The author implies in Paragraph 2 that ________.
A. Americans don't trust family doctors
B. family doctors are helpless to the patients
C. he is more in favor of the British medical care service
D. sick children should go to family doctors first
3. In the States, seriously ill patients will ________.
A. be treated if they have an insurance
B. go to see the doctor by making an appointment
C. receive treatment even without insurance
D. normally go to see an expert for treatment
4. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. Health Care in the United States and Britain
B. Types of Doctors in the United States
C. Treatment of Sick Children in the United States
D. Medical Insurance in the United States and Britain
