“Onereasonforthelackofcarefacilitiesisthatcash-strappedhospitalshavestrongincentivesnottocreatehospicewards,giventhatpalliativetreatmentscreatemuchlessrevenueperpatientthanexpensivecurativeones.”(TrueorFalse)Palliativetreatmentscancreatemorerevenueperpatientthancurativeones.
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“WangYingofHandinHand,acharitythattriestoencouragemoreopendiscussionofdeath,saysshehasheardoforphanedchildrenbeingtoldbygrandparentsthattheirparentsarenotdeadbutonholiday.Hercharityorganizescasualgatherings,called“deathcafés”,atwhichtheyoungandhealthyareencouragedtohavefrankdiscussionsabouttheirinevitabledemise.” (TrueorFalse)HandinHandisacharitythattriestoencouragemoreopendiscussionofdeath.
A. True
B. False
"Mr. Li's experience of caring for the dying man eventually resulted in the hospice he runs in a three-storey building in Beijing's outskirts. The facility is home to about 300 people , most of them elderly and with late-stage cancer ". Founded in the 1980s and bearing his name, Mr.Li's Songtang Hospice was one of China's first end-of-life care centres. There are still far from enough of them."Question: Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the given paragraph?
A. Mr.Li's Songtang Hospice was founded in the 19th century.
B. Mr.Li's Songtang Hospice was one of China's first end-of -life care centres.
C. Most of the patients in Mr. Li's Songtang Hospice were elderly and with late-stage cancer.
D. Mr. Li's Songtang Hospice was located in Beijing's outskirts.
WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinLovedtoDeathofUnit5?
A. LiSongtangliedtooneofhispatientsthathehadpersuadedauthoritiestowipetheslateclean.
B. In2015,Chinawasranked71stonthesupportprovidedtothedyingin80countries.
C. The demand for the end-of-life care is growing as China ages.
D. AllofthepatientsshowedgratitudetoLiSongtang.
One reason for the lack of care facilities is that cash-strappedhospitals have strong incentives not to create hospice wards,giventhat palliative treatments create much less revenue per patient than expensive curative ones.Question: Choose the proper meaning for the words “cash-strapped”and “given”in the sentence.
A. having enough money;the past participle(过去分词) of the verb “give”,means“给”
B. having sufficient money; considering
C. lacking sufficient money, considering
D. lacking insufficient money, the past participle(过去分词) of the verb “give”,