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1. The word "tactic" in line 24 means

   (A)    method/ approach
   (B)    order
   (C)    type
   (D)    idea
   (E)    information

2. In Passage 1, the author does all of the following except

   (A)    describe the different approaches of the treatment.
   (B)    compare AIDS with a similar disease.
   (C)    inform what researchers have realized.
   (D)    cite different researchers.
   (E)    describe other diseases.

3. Which one of the following would be the most appropriate title for Passage 1?

   (A)    Relief for Swollen Joints
   (B)    Rheumatoids
   (C)    Three New Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
   (D)    Fighting Immune Disorders
   (E)    Osteoarthritis

4. The word "debilitating" in line 57 means

   (A)    incapacitating or impairing the strength of
   (B)    animating
   (C)    brightening
   (D)    exciting
   (E)    vitalizing

5. Passage 1 contains information to answer which of the following questions?

   I.    What the three new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis are.
   II.    What rheumatoid arthritis is.
   III.   What cartilage consists of.

   (A)    I only
   (B)    II only
   (C)    III only
   (D)    I and II only
   (E)    I and III only

6. According to Passage 1, which of the following is true?

   (A)    Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that strikes people in their 70s and 80s.
   (B)    Three experiments have been successful.
   (C)    Three tactics are being used by scientists for treating rheumatoids.
   (D)    There is no cure for cancer as yet.
   (E)    Macrophages produce proteins which attack the bones.

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