Passage A and B

Which of the following titles offers the best main idea of the passage?

• Milestones in Medical History

• James Cornish's Knife Wound

• Surgery Near Heart Performed by Williams

The word "unsung" in the first sentence, according to the context means

• lacking a god singing voice

• lacking faults

• lacking fame

• having fame

James Cornish's knife wound was

• very close to his heart

• directly in his heart

• near a major vein

• near a major artery

Before Dr. Williams' operation

• surgery for wounds in the thoracic-cavity of the chest was common, but heart surgery had never been done

• wounds in the thoracic cavity were not treated by surgery

• wounds in the thoracic cavity were treated with sulfa drugs

• wounds in the heart were treated with medical tools such as forceps and clamps

In performing the surgery, Dr. Williams

• used medical tools such as forceps and clamps

• used medical tols such as x-rays, sulfa drugs, and blood transfusion

• used only sedative and prayer

• did not use medical tools such as x-rays, sulfa drugs, and blood transfusion

Which of the following titles best captures the main idea of this passage?

• Transmission of infectious diseases

• Types and mechanisms of infectious diseases

• How Zoonoses are treated

According to the selection, zoonoses are

• insects that carry diseases

• infected animals that transmit infectious diseases to humans

• infectious diseases that man gets from animals

• carriers that transmit infectious diseases

Which of the following main ideas is not stated in the passage, but implied?

• Some diseases may be spread by animals

• Some diseases cannot be transmitted

• All diseases can be transmited

• Some diseases may be transmitted by people.