In talks about reducing the nation’s exploding health care costs, the word "rationing" strikes fear into the hearts of both pati

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问题     In talks about reducing the nation’s exploding health care costs, the word "rationing" strikes fear into the hearts of both patients and doctors. Why, many people ask, shouldn’t the richest country in the world spend【C1】______is necessary to protect and preserve its citizens’ health? This is the philosophy【C2】______which our health care system operates, and it【C3】______to bankrupt us without【C4】______improving our health. In more【C5】______than many people realize, doing more medically can be worse than doing less. Too【C6】______, costly, overly aggressive medical care causes more pain and suffering than if nothing had been done at all.
    Our【C7】______and demands of health care must change, and we must【C8】______with the incentives for tremendous waste that are now【C9】______into the system. A growing body of research【C10】______that about 30 percent of what is now spent on medical tests and procedures is wasteful,【C11】______to benefit anyone except those whose pockets are【C12】______as a result.【C13】______this waste is curbed, rationing will almost certainly become a reality in the not-too-distant future.
    Patients don’t want to be【C14】______a test or treatment that they or their doctors believe could improve their health or save their lives — no matter what the【C15】______. But【C16】______faith in a procedure’s【C17】______is not enough. Each medical decision should be based on the best available evidence,【C18】______with the doctor’s best clinical judgment about what is right for each patient. Only then can we【C19】______the current practice of doing whatever is possible, no matter what the【C20】______of success.
【C19】

选项 A、take account of
B、keep an eye on
C、make use of
D、put an end to

答案D

解析 本题考查动词短语+上下文语义。文提到要作出合理的医疗决定(而非不顾花费全盘接受医疗措施),本句作结:只有这样我们才能……现今倾尽所有的做法。put an end to代入,表明要终止现在的做法,符合文章主旨。
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