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In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than
in the past. New medicines and machines are being developed every day to extend life. However, some
people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they argue that
people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life
itself and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They saw that people should be allowed to die with dignity (尊严) and to decide when they want to die.
Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to
extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite answer.
1. The best title for this passage is _____.
A. The Right to Live
B. The Right to Die
C. The Doctor's Duty
D. Life Is Better Than Death
2. In recent years, people can live longer than in the past. It's because of _____ .
A. the development of medical technology
B. big hospitals
C. good doctors
D. both B and C
3. According to some people whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to _____ .
A. the doctors
B. the surroundings
C. his or her family
D. the patient himself or herself
4. In the writer's opinion _____ .
A. death is better than life
B. life is better that death
C. neither death nor life is good
D. none of the above
