Question

passage a

1. dr. daniel hale williams, a negro physician, was raised from an unsung master of medicine to a position of national renown as one of americas greatest surgeons, by a husky, young street - fighter named james cornish. in a brawl, cornish suffered a knife wound in an artery a fraction of an inch from the heart. heart wounds, or even wounds in the thorax. heart wounds, or even wounds in the thorax cavity, prior to the date of this incident in 1893, were treated with sedatives and prayer; and the patient invariably died.
2. \dr. dan,\ as he was often called, decided to do something no other doctor had ever done: to open cornishs chest and operate on the heart. x - rays, sulfa drugs, blood transfusion - now ab - solute necessities - were unknown medical tools at the time. calling six of his colleagues on the staff of the struggling provident hospital in chi - cago, dr. dan operated. the patient lived. the doctor had performed the impossible operation.
3. below are three possible titles for this passage. in each blank, write the letter of the phrase (a, b, or c) which best describes that title.

milestones in medical history
james cornishs knife wound
surgery near heart performed by williams
(a) comprehensive title
(b) too narrow
(c) too broad

1. the word \unsung\ in the first sentence, according to the context, means:

(a) lacking a good singing voice
(b) lacking faults
(c) lacking fame
(d) having fame

1. james cornishs knife wound was

(a) very close to his heart
(b) directly in his heart
(c) near a major vein
(d) near a tooth cavity

1. before dr. williams operation

(a) surgery for wounds in the thoracic cav - ity of the chest was common, but heart surgery had never been done
(b) wounds in the thoracic cavity were not treated by surgery
(c) wounds in the thoracic cavity were treated with sulfa drugs
(d) wounds in the heart were treated with medical tools such as forceps and clamps

1. in performing the surgery, dr. williams

(a) used medical tools such as forceps and clamps
(b) used medical tools such as x - rays, sulfa drugs, and blood transfusion
(c) used only sedatives and prayer
(d) did not use medical tools such as x - rays, sulfa drugs, and blood transfusion
passage b

1. infectious diseases are the only ones that can be transmitted. they may be spread by infected animals, infected people, or contaminated sub - stances such as food and water. infectious dis - eases that are transmitted to humans from infected animals are known as zoonoses. zoo - noses may be transmitted by carriers, such as insects; by the bite of an infected animal; by direct contact with an infected animal or its excretions; or by eating animal products.
2. below are three possible titles for this passage. in each blank, write the letter of the phrase (a, b, or c) which best describes that title.

transmission of infectious diseases
types and mechanisms of diseases
how zoonoses are transmitted
(a) too narrow
(b) too broad
(c) comprehensive title

Explanation:

1. "Milestones in Medical History" is comprehensive as it covers Dr. Williams' significant surgery. "James Cornish's Knife Wound" is too narrow as it focuses only on the wound - giver. "Surgery Near Heart Performed by Williams" is also too narrow as it just emphasizes the surgery location and the surgeon.
2. In the context, "unsung" means not well - known or lacking fame.
3. The passage mentions that James Cornish suffered a knife wound in an artery a fraction of an inch from the heart, so it was very close to his heart.
4. Before Dr. Williams' operation, heart surgery had never been done.
5. The passage states that Dr. Williams used medical tools such as forceps and clamps.

Answer:

1. C. comprehensive title
2. C. lacking fame
3. A. very close to his heart
4. A. surgery for wounds in the thoracic cavity of the chest was common, but heart surgery had never been done
5. A. used medical tools such as forceps and clamps