Many companies now offer their employees

313. In the Middle Ages, red hair was associated with evil, so to have red hair was to be in constant danger. a. People with red hair are sometimes singled out and called unflattering nicknames.

b. The Middle Ages was a time of great

turmoil and people were often summarily executed by being burned at the stake.

c. During that time period, people with red

hair were sometimes killed because they were thought to be witches.

d. Red hair is passed on genetically from

parent to child. 314. Because of the cost of medical care these days, many Americans self-diagnose and self- medicate. a. Because of the abundance of over-the- counter medications that exist, this can be a bewildering task.

b. Today, much of the work doctors used to do

is done by medical assistants, who are even allowed to write prescriptions.

c. With so many prescriptions written by

doctors each day, there is always the chance of dangerous drug interactions.

d. Medical care today is routinely done by

specialists, who are apt to be less personally involved than the old-style family doctor. 315. One of the most fascinating discoveries in modern physics is the idea that light can behave both as particles and as waves. a. In order to understand quantum physics, one must know a great deal about mathematics.

b. What is called “empty space” by laypersons

is really not empty at all, but a sea of negative energy electrons.

c. This idea, first suggested by the French

noblemen Louis de Broglie, is counter- intuitive, but can be empirically proven.

d. Some physicists say that nothing is real

unless it is observed. 316. Because of technological advances, much communication between companies and businesses is now conducted via e-mail, and office workers must face that fact. a. Every day, the U.S. Post Office is subjected to a huge deluge of junk mail.

b. Checking e-mail every morning is as

important a task for a secretary as sorting and opening the boss’s paper mail.

c. It is hard to believe that a century ago, the

mail was delivered on horseback.

d. Unsolicited commercial e-mails, also known

as spam, are not only annoying, but in large quantities, spam can clog e-mail systems. 317. There are many good reasons to eat organic food. It tastes great. It is grown and handled according to strict guidelines to ensure that it is safe and pesticide-free. And organic farming respects the balance demanded of a healthy ecosystem.

a. Many restaurants and supermarkets now

carry organic products.

b. Health-food stores are popping up all over

the country.

c. An organic lifestyle is good for you, and for

our world.

d. Ten years ago, it was much more difficult to

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