Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

148 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

18. Vanilla is from the vanilla bean.


19. The market for solar installations is undergoing a rapid of over 80
    percent.

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EXERCISE

Nonacademic vocabulary Match each nonacademic word in column 1 with its

deinition in column 2. Then, indicate each item’s part of speech (n., v., or adj.).

1. abnormality


2. ban


3. complication


4. critical


5. dexterous


6. feedback


7. implant


8. invasive


9. obstacle
   10. sterilize

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasChoose the headline that corresponds with each of the

following paragraphs. The answer for paragraph 1 has been provided.

a. Robotic technology revolutionizes surgery

b. Stem cells could provide cures for cancer and debilitating genetic diseases

c. Computer technology improves medical imaging

d. Medical miracles will change our lives

e. Technology revolutionizes traditional medicine

f. Stem cell research gives rise to legal and ethical debate

g. Nanotechnology promises a range of medical applications

h. Computer networking brings medical care into the home

i. Medical robots provide services in hospitals

j. Computer networks facilitate patient supervision and speed up data transfer

k. Medical records become increasingly computerized

a. showing skill

b. make something free of bacteria

c. insert into the body for medical purposes

d. feature or event that is not normal

e. introducing instruments into the body

f. something in the way

g. a condition that makes an existing one worse

h. extremely ill or at risk of dying

i. oicially forbid or prevent

j. comments about performance