22. The delicious cookies are used by the Grandma to _________ .
A. teach Gina something about teddy bears, dolls and flowere
B. help Gina develop the five senses and imagination
C. make Gina well fed
D. teach Gina how to prepare and cook delicious food
23. One day, Gina is told that she cannot visit her Grandma Lilly because __________ .
A. Grandma is busy preparing for cooking more cookies
B. Gina cannot make Grandma fell better
C. Gina needs more sleep and rest.
D. Grandma is not very well and is in hospital.
24. Gina’s mother finally agrees to take Gina to visit the Grandma because she is moved by Gina’s __________ .
A. love B. begs C. cries D. cookies.
25. The theme of this passage is _________ .
A. the relationship with grandma and granddaughter
B. cooking delicious food
C. love
D. visiting grandma
Passage Three
China's State Council pledged Monday to further upgrade the funding system for the country's medical institutions in small townships and cities.
To ensure low income-earners can afford essential medications, the government will provide additional funding to these hospitals, while improving the funding system.
Since August 2009, more than half of China's medical clinics in rural townships and small urban communities have been offering essential medications at low prices thanks to the ongoing healthcare reform, according to a State Council executive meeting presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao.
However, some medical institutions were short of funds because of the lowered drug prices.
According to the meeting, under the new system the operational expenditure of government-run hospitals and clinics in townships or urban communities would be covered by government subsidies and medical service charges.
Also, government authorities were required to allocate enough funds so that medical institutions could purchase basic medical facilities and equipment, while also arranging subsidies for medical staff.
"Regular channels and ways of funding and subsidizing grassroots medical organizations should be established to ensure their smooth operation and development and the successful implementation of essential medical systems," a statement issued after the meeting said.
The statement called for government authorities to offer more subsidies for rural medical practitioners and village-based clinics. Local authorities were also encouraged to support village clinics in terms of construction, equipment purchasing and personnel training
Appropriate subsidies would also be provided to non-government run grassroots clinics for medical services that are open to the public. The medical insurance scheme would cover those qualified clinics
26. ‘Pledge’ means __________ .
A. refuse B. promise
C. decline D. declare
27. The government will provide additional funding to the hospitals to make essential medications available to ___________ .
A. people in big cities B. foreigners
C. people with low income D. all the citizens
28. The State Council executive meeting was _________by Premier Wen Jiabao.
A. chaired B. prepared
C. offered D. funded
29. Accoding to the passage, _________ is the major means to guanantee the success of the healthcare reform.
A. purchasing basic medical facilities
B. building more hospitals
C. personnel training
D. government subsidy