Questions 36-45 are based on the following passage.

　　Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients ____36____ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to, live with it.

　　Times have changed. Today, we take pain ____37____. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in ____38____a person's well-being. We know that chronic(慢性的) pain can disrupt (擾亂的) a person's life, causing problems that ____39 ____ from missed work todepression.

　　That's why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who ____40____ in pain medicine. Not onlydo we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help providecomprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social ____41____ related to chronic pain. Suchcomprehensive therapy often ____42 ____ the work of social workers, psychiatrists (心理醫(yī)生) and psychologists, aswell as specialists in pain medicine.

　　This modem ____43____ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effectiveand with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a ____44 ____number of drugs available, andmany of them caused ____45 ____ side effects in older people， including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the painitself.

　　A.result

　　B.involves

　　C.significant

　　D.range

　　E.relieved

　　F.issues

　　G.seriously

　　H.magnificent

　　I.determining

　　J.limited

　　K.gravely

　　L.complained

　　M.respect

　　N.prompting

　　O.specialize

　　答案解析：

　　36-45 LGIDO FBMJC