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cines. They used different parts of the plants —the roots, the leaves, the flowers, and the bark (樹皮). Today, doctors have rediscovered more medicinal (藥用) values of some plants. Let’s look at some examples.Foxglove is a mon plant. People have used it to make the heart slow down. Recently scientists have developed another drug from it. This new drug helps prevent other heart problems.In some areas, malaria has been a problem. Scientists have learned that the bark of a South American tree, the cinchona, can be made into a drug to prevent malaria. For a long time, the Chinese have known that a special plant, wormwood, can also fight malaria. Scientists have been working with it to develop new drugs against malaria.In Germany, some scientists studied garlic (大蒜) for four years. They found that it helps prevent the buildup of plaque (血小板) because too much plaque is bad for health. This very mon plant continues to be studied.As we know, there are about 250,000 kinds of flowering plants in the world. Scientists have only studied little more than one percent of plants for their medicinal value. Maybe medicines for AIDS and cancer will be made from the other 99 percent.( ) 1. What can foxglove be used for?A.Studying plants. B.Building up the plaque.C.Treating AIDS and cancer. D.Preventing heart problems.( ) 2. What does the underlined word “malaria” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指的是)?A.A drug. B.A plant. C.An illness. D.An animal.( ) 3. How many plants are mentioned(提到) in the passage?A.3. B.4. C.5. D.6( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The medical value of garlic has been studied for thousands of years by the scientists. B. All of the plants in the world have medical values and can be used to make medicines.C. Only a small part of the plants in the world have been studied for their medical values.D. Drugs have already been made from some plants to fight against AIDS and cancer.( ) 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Past and future B.Plants and medicineC.Health and illness D.Scientists and doctorsC、A famous foreign pany in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公關(guān)部). A beautiful girl with a master39。s degree(碩士學(xué)位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage(階段) she faced an interview together with another girl. Both of them were outstanding, not only in looks but also in education. The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, Can you e to the office nex