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Reading comprehension
Answer the following questions
1  What percentage of genes  do humans and mice share? 
a. 91.5 per cent 
b. 92.5 per cent
c. 97.5 per cent
d. 98.5 per cent
2 According to the article, why do critics oppose animal testing?
a. it is too expensive
b. it causes animals a lot of pain and may even result in their deaths
c. it doesn't help to develop effective drugs
d. it takes too long to yield results.
3 What has the European Union done to discourage animal testing?
a. it has banned all animal testing 
b. it has banned cosmetic products involving animal testing
c. it has developed new methods to fully replace animal testing
d. it has introduced fines for companies testing drugs on animals
Word power
Match the following words with their definitions below:
1 dwindle 
2 dummy 
3 vertebrate 
4 outweigh 
5 terrorise
a. to decrease/decline/diminish
b. to coerce or control by violence
c. to be more important or more valuable than something else
d. a model in the shape of a human
e. an animal with a  backbone
Think about
1 Should people buy drugs that have been tested on animals?
2  How might medical research be affected if all drug tests on animal are stopped?
3 What can be done to better protect animals while testing  drugs for human use?
Answers:
June 23
Reading comprehension: 1. b, 2. d, 3. a, 4. c, 5. d, 6. b 
Word Power: 1. a, 2. d, 3. c, 4. f, 5. e, 6. b




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