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NowadayscentralgovernmentisdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHSalthoughitisadministeredbylocalhealthauthorities.About83percentofthecostofthehealthserviceispaidforbygeneraltaxationandtherestismetfromtheNationalInsurancecontributionspaidbythoseinwork.Therearechargesforprescriptionanddentalcarebutmanypeople,suchaschildren,pregnantwomen,pensioners,andthoseonIncomeSupport,areexemptfrompayment.

Mostpeopleareregisteredwithalocaldoctor（aGP,orGeneralPractitioner）whoisincreasinglylikelytobepartofahealthcentrewhichservesthecommunity.

AsthepopulationofBritaingetsolder,thehospitalservicenowtreatsmorepatientsthanbefore,althoughpatientsspendlesstimeinhospital.NHShospitals—manyofwhichwerebuiltinthenineteenthcentury—providenearlyhalfamillionbedsandhaveover480,000medicalstaff.TheNHSisthebiggestemployerinEuropealthoughBritainactuallyspendslessperpersononhealthcarethanmostofherEuropeanneighbours.

Duringthe1980stherewasconsiderablerestructuringoftheHealthServicewithanincreasedemphasisonmanagerialefficiencyandtheprivatizationofsomeservices（forexample,cleaning）.Attheendofthe1980sthegovernmentintroducedproposalsforfurtherreformoftheNHS,includingallowingsomehospitalstobeself-governing,andencouragingGPstocompeteforpatients.PatientswouldbeabletochooseandchangetheirfamilydoctormoreeasilyandGPswouldhavemorefinancialresponsibility.ThepoliticalquestionscontinueofhowmuchmoneyshouldbeprovidedtosupporttheNHSandwhereitshouldcomefrom.

1.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.theoriginalaimoftheNHSwastoprovideequalbasichealthcareforeverybody

B.peopledidn’thavetopayforhealthcaresincetheNHSwassetup

C.patientswerechargedforreceivinghealthcarebefore1948

D.theNHSwasanorganizationwhichgavefreeadvicetovillagers

2.WhatdoweknowabouttheNHS?

A.It’smanagedbythecentralgovernment.

B.ItscostismainlypaidforbytheNationalInsurancecontributions.

C.IthiresmorepeoplethananyotherunitinEurope.

D.Fewerpatientsgotoitshospitalsthanbeforebecausetheyspendlessonhealthcare.

3.AllthefollowingstatementsaboutGPsaretrueexceptthatthey______.

A.takecareofthelocalpeople’shealth

B.oftentakepartincompetitionstoseewhoisthebest

C.workunderhighpressurenowadays

D.havemoreresponsibilitiesthanbefore

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exempt”probablymean?

A.sufferingB.differentC.preventedD.free

5.ThebiggestproblemfortheNHSis______.

A.manyhospitalsaretoooldtobeused

B.someservicesareinthechargeofindividuals

C.moreandmorepatientsgotoGPsfortreatment

D.thereisnotenoughmoneyforfurtherreform

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PRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERWANTED

Awell-knownprintingcompany,nowwellestablishedintheUKandintheFarEast,wishestosetupamanufacturingbaseinEurope.Anexperiencedmanager,responsibletotheProductionDirector,isrequiredtoassistinsettingupthedepartmentandwillthentakechargeoftheday-to-daywork.

Thesuccessfulapplicantwillhavehadexperienceofmodernmethodsandmachinesespeciallyintheprinting,multicolourworkandfinishingprocesses,he/shewillhavehadatleastthreeyears’experienceincost-effectivemanagement.AgoodworkingknowledgeofEnglishisessential.

Weofferexcellentpayandprospects,with4week’sholidayayearpluspublicholidays,acompanycar,andacompanypensionscheme（养老金制度）.

Interviewswillbearrangedinthenearestcitytoapplicant’shome.Write,withCV,tothePersonnelManager,Box32507,DailyNews,KemsworthStreet,Comston.

UnitedKingdomSG18637AH.

ASSISTANTPRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGER

AninternationallyrecognizedprintingcompanyisseekingtosetupamanufacturingplantinEurope.

Weareappointinganassistant（maleorfemale）toourPrintProductionManager.

Thejob-holderwillcarryoutdutiesinvolvingthebuyingofpaperandoffinishingequipment,willliaise（联络）withthesupervisorsofthevariousproductionlines,andwillassisttheProductionManager.

Atleastthreeyears’experienceononeormorelinesaswellassupervisoryexperienceisneeded.

AworkingknowledgeofEnglishisrequiredtocommunicatewithcolleaguesintheUK.

Weofferexcellentpay,prospects,holidays,pensionscheme,sickpay,etc.

WritetotheManager,Box3526.

BroadStreet,Northby,MillshireBK57PX.

6.Boththeprintingcompanies______.

A.arewell-knownallovertheworld