</p> 56. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.
" r8 N+ d3 u8 `! ?, k A. subjected to
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C. associated with+ n" _& v3 r" h# T
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57. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ______ directed./ |' F5 p0 v+ h0 e
A. like
% E( @ a0 R: M( a B. so
+ H% _% e( l( I/ C4 G C. which5 [& Y+ n* B/ e
D. as7 W ^5 ?. q- d
58. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ______ produces artificial cold surrounding it.* G$ M: B/ l: K w( c
A. absorption6 ^/ ?" G9 A, G9 i! y
B. transition
+ s7 Y, [3 ^) s2 u8 g. l6 ~4 D C. consumption
" w2 o( A; k, i" N. W2 k D. interaction# f2 R9 s8 ^/ k4 U( t4 ^" O
59. Charles can't go to work today because he _____ a cold.
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B. feels
9 ^% z# a( a- B! L# ]2 P* j C. takes/ h" S0 U- ?: |: r! m0 H
D. thinks
# V: s# W) \1 ^( M" \9 b 60. Charles has not the least ______ of giving up his research.
) {% J% J5 [% w8 N A. intention
; @! y+ O! l3 M. z( } B. decision
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D. hope |