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Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying Among terminally iii people, attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a(1)o

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问题              Preferences Vary on Circumstance of Dying   
Among terminally iii people, attitudes differ on what they think constitutes a(1)or bad death, the results of a new study suggest.    Dr. Elizabeth K. Vig of the University of Washington in Seattle and colleagues interviewed 26 men with(2)heart disease or cancer. The men were asked to describe good and bad deaths, and they also answered questions about their(3)for dying.    "In this small study, terminally ill men described good and bad deaths(4)"Vig said. "They did not hold uniform views about such issues(5)the presence of others at the very end of life or preferred location of death."    Many of the men considered(6)in their sleep to be a good death. The reasons were varied and included not(7)that death was imminent, and that death would be painless.    For close to half of the men, a prolonged death was(8)a bad death. Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain,(9)othe. rs thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families.    Most men said that their(10)were very important to them, but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the(11)of death. "Valuing family did not also(12)wanting family present at the very end of life," Vig said."In fact, some expressed concerns about(13)loved ones," vig said. For instance, some men were worried about the emotional or(14)impact on their family members, according to the Washington researcher. Sonic were worried(15)their need for care would be a burden on their families, she said.
imminent adv．即将发生(或来临)的(指危险、祸患、不幸等)equate vt．使等同   
选项 A、families
B、friends
C、colleagues
D、wishes
答案A
解析 考察上下文用词的呼应(前后句句意的承接)：前句中提到了“家人”。
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