Test 15

Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah, a volunteer-run organization in Israel, dedicated to saving lives. Every year many people die waiting for an ambulance to arrive because the ambulance got ___1___ in traffic or was simply too far away. Trying to solve this problem by using motorcycles, Beer ___2___ a team of volunteers from all ___3___ and stages of life and trained them to respond to emergencies. He then gave each of them a motorcycle equipped with medical ___4___. Then the volunteer went ___5___to their daily lives.

United Hatzalah has a call center staffed ___6___ by volunteers. When someone calls to tell them of an emergency, they answer it in three seconds or less. Then Beer’s technology calculates which volunteer is closest to the 7 . As soon as that volunteer is notified(通知)，he or she ___8___ everything and rushes over.

When a volunteer arrives, he or she ___9___ CPR(心肺复苏) if necessary, and uses the medical equipment in the motorcycle to help the 10 . The goal is 11 : Keep the patient alive until the regular ambulance arrives. According to Beer, an ambulance's average response time is 12 to 15 minutes, while United Hatzalah volunteers 12 in three.

United Hatzalah’s medical care is 13 for patients because it’s run mostly by volunteers, and donations cover the 14 of supplies and staff. It clearly shows the 15 of individuals willing to use their abilities to help others.

1. A. lostB. crashedC. hitD. stuck

2. A. joinedB. workedC. employedD. gathered

3. A. professionsB. structuresC. levelsD. titles

4. A. recordsB. demandsC. ordersD. supplies

5. A. aloneB. backC. offD. down

6. A. entirelyB. secretlyC. probablyD. finally

7. A. stageB. sceneC. sightD. show

8. A. dropsB. reservesC. finishesD. stores

9. A. carriesB. suggestsC. performsD. treats

10. A. tiredB. attackedC. injuredD. endangered

11. A. easyB. achievableC. simpleD. unique

12. A. come upB. end upC. show upD. stay up

13. A. enoughB. readyC. pricelessD. free

14. A. rewardB. costC. salaryD. income

15. A. powerB. exampleC. courageD. energy

1-5 DDADB 6-10 ABACC 11-15 CCDBA