Passage D

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Practice for the Texas Higher Education Assessment Test
Passage D

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

19. The subject matter of this passage is

A. the World Health Organization.

B. problems with medications.

C. antibiotic resistance.

D. misuse of medicine.

20. The organization of paragraph 2 is

A. classification.

B. contrast.

C. chronological order.

D. cause and effect.

21. According to the passage, who believes that our present medicines may only work for 10 or 20 more years?

A. The World Health Organization

B. Institute of Medicine

C. CDC (Center for Disease Control)

D. National Academy of Sciences

22. The author of this article states that many of our current diseases are difficult to treat. Which of the following best expresses the writer's reason for making this statement?

A. the under use of drugs in developing countries

B. the increase of drug-resistant infectious agents

C. failure to comply with antibiotic regimens

D. the overuse of antibiotics

23. Using the logic outlined by the writer in this passage, one would expect that if people stop taking their prescribed antibiotics when they begin feeling better then

A. they are lucky to have been cured so fast.

B. they developed an early resistance to infection by the use of just a few of the antibiotics.

C. they are fortunate because they will already have some on hand for the next time they become ill.

D. any remaining bacteria in their bodies will begin developing a resistance to the antibiotic, so the medicine will not be as effective the next time.

24. The author's purpose in writing this passage is to

A. advise the public to stockpile antibiotics because more and more will be needed to combat diseases.

B. educate readers about the unsanitary conditions of many hospitals and nursing homes.

C. illustrate why antibiotics are losing their effectiveness and the problems that are created as a result.

D. discourage the public from using antibiotics.

25. According to this passage, the phrase antibiotic regimen is used to mean

A. a medical procedure using antibiotics.

B. a customary routine of prescribing antibiotics.

C. a program of medication combined with exercise.

D. a course of treatment using antibiotics.