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News Item 1:
1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the news summary.
    This news item is about
who
(Time) made some important
.

2. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) C. Everett Coop has been __________ the Right to Life Movement.

a. in close contact with b. a member of c. strongly against d. condemning
(2) Today the Surgeon General called for sex education in ___________ in an effort to slow the epidemic. a. universities b. colleges c. the schools d. the communities
(3) The Surgeon General said the Federal Government ___________ money for AIDS education. a. Should provide more b. had provided a lot of c. planned to allocate more d. decided to allocate more
(4) Coop also recommended the use of condoms ___________. a. for birth control b. to fight against AIDS c. in a fight against syphilis d. as a contraceptive device
(5) Coop believed that quarantines and mass blood screening campaigns are ___________. a. necessary b. helpful c. unnecessary d. practical

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Surgeon General used to make several major statements about AIDS.
(2)
According to the Surgeon General, sex education should not include any information on sexual practices.
(3)
Coop's pamphlet has been sent to people all over the country through the mail from the Department of health and Human Services.

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News Item 1:
1. General Comprehension. Fill in the blanks to complete the news summary.
    This news item is about
who
(Time) made some important
.

2. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) C. Everett Coop has been __________ the Right to Life Movement.

a. in close contact with b. a member of c. strongly against d. condemning
(2) Today the Surgeon General called for sex education in ___________ in an effort to slow the epidemic. a. universities b. colleges c. the schools d. the communities
(3) The Surgeon General said the Federal Government ___________ money for AIDS education. a. Should provide more b. had provided a lot of c. planned to allocate more d. decided to allocate more
(4) Coop also recommended the use of condoms ___________. a. for birth control b. to fight against AIDS c. in a fight against syphilis d. as a contraceptive device
(5) Coop believed that quarantines and mass blood screening campaigns are ___________. a. necessary b. helpful c. unnecessary d. practical

3. True or False Questions.
(1)
The Surgeon General used to make several major statements about AIDS.
(2)
According to the Surgeon General, sex education should not include any information on sexual practices.
(3)
Coop's pamphlet has been sent to people all over the country through the mail from the Department of health and Human Services.