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Section I Reading
Practice Test 3
The rise in the consumption of herbal remedies
has raised some questions in the medical
community. One is the unsupported
claims for herbal remedies by manufacturers.
Another is that quality and purity can vary
greatly among herbal preparations. Some
physicians remain skeptical of their effectiveness
and argue that the reported benefits
are based more on imagined effects than on
science. ________, studies in Europe have
shown that the herb known as St. John’s
Wort worked as well as many antidepressant
drugs as a treatment for depression.
________ an extract of the ginkgo tree has
been shown to modestly improve patients
with Alzheimer’s.
5. Which of the following numbered
sentences is the least relevant to the
ideas of the first paragraph?
A. Sentence 2
B. Sentence 3
C. Sentence 4
D. Sentence 5
E. Sentence 6
6. Which sentence, if inserted into the
blank line in the first paragraph, would
be most consistent with the writer’s
purpose in this passage?
A. More and more people have been
turned on to herbs and herbal
compounds.
B. You could also say that more
doctors have told their patients to
take herbs.
C. A second is that more doctors are
recommending herbal remedies to
their patients.
D. The fact that herbs are being
recommended by doctors and
medical practitioners in larger and
greater numbers is also a factor.
E. And is expected to increase even
more.
7. Which words or phrases, if inserted in
order into the blanks in the second
paragraph would help the reader to
understand the sequence of the writer’s
ideas?
A. Also; On the other hand
B. Thus; Conversely
C. In addition; Nevertheless
D. However; Furthermore
E. On the other hand; However
8. Which of the following best reflects the
content of the two paragraphs of the
passage?
A. I. the increased consumption of
herbal remedies
II. the concerns of doctors and
potential benefits of herbs
B. I. the growth of herbal medicines in
the American marketplace
II. how to guard against ineffective
herbal medicines
C. I. the use of herbal remedies
II. comparing herbal and traditional
medicines
D. I. the popularity of herbal
medicines
II. the dangers of herbal medicines
E. I. herbal remedies and the Food
and Drug Administration
II. successful testing of herbal
remedies
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