Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, whenolder patients __47__ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would haveto learn to live with it.

　　Times have changed. Today, we take pain __48__. Indeed, pain is now considered thefifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in__49__ a person's well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (擾亂) aperson's life, causing problems that __50__ from missed work to depression.

　　That's why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who __51__ inpain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the painbetter, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and otherpsychological and social __52__ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapyoften __53__ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理醫生) and psychologists, as well asspecialists in pain medicine.

　　This modern __54__ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatmentswhich are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there wereonly a __55__ number of drugs available, and many of them caused __56__ side effects inolder people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: themedications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than thepain itself.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答

　　A) result I) determining B) involves J) limited C) significant K) gravely

　　D) range L) complained E) relieved M) respect F) issues N) prompting

　　G) seriously O) specialize H) magnificent

　　答案Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in depth)

　　47. L 48. G 49. I 50. D 51. O

　　52. F 53. B 54. M 55. J 56. C