Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage.
For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose
the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through
the center.
I am not convinced that this argument is
particularly good news for elders who may be (51) to enjoy
the time of their lives. What maybe good news is perhaps best forgotten by those
who are (52) on from day to day, and getting by as best as
they (53) . Causation is itself an (54)
matter for the unscientific mind. Which would you rather feel: that your cancer
has been genetically (55) , induced by stress or caused by
viruses Brought about by your own folly in smoking cigarettes, as Kirkwood
himself appears to take (56) granted — brought about
casually and spontaneously through the operation of chance If it is put before
them in this way, most people would rather not think about the matter at all.
Kirkwood takes a different view, maintaining that the more we know about the
(57) process, the more we can " (58) a
greater degree of personal control". Common sense certainly tells us oldies to
take it easy, to cut (59) a bit on food and alcohol and
strenuous exercise, but we know this from the feel of our (60)
rather than from what we read about the progress of
science.