Question

it is customary to place the dates for the beginnings of modern medicine somewhere in the mid - 1930s, with the entry of the sulfonamides and penicillin into the pharmacopoeia, and it is usual to ascribe to these events the first of a revolution in medical practice. this is what things seemed like at the time. medicine was upheaved, revolutionized indeed. therapy had been discovered for great numbers of patients whose illnesses had previously been untreatable. cures were now available. as we saw it then, it seemed a totally new world. doctors could now cure diseases, and this was astonishing, most of all to the doctors themselves.

1. during the 1930s, what did people believe had happened in the field of medicine?

(a) a destructive trend.
(b) a dramatic change.
(c) a return to old practices.
(d) a slowing down.

1. in this passage, pharmacopoeia means

(a) a medical research laboratory.
(b) medical school textbooks.
(c) a school for pharmacists.
(d) a stock of available medicines.

1. sulfonamides and penicillins made doctors feel

(a) confused.
(b) like scientists.
(c) old - fashioned.
(d) more confident.

1. according to the passage, who was most amazed by sulfonamides and penicillin?

(a) sick patients.
(b) doctors.
(c) patients who had recovered.
(d) pharmacists.

Explanation:

1. For 84: The passage mentions that in the 1930s, with the advent of sulfonamides and penicillin, medicine was revolutionized. This indicates a dramatic change.
2. For 86: "Pharmacopeia" typically refers to a book or collection of medical - school textbooks that list drugs and their properties.
3. For 88: The passage states that doctors were most astonished by the new drugs as they could now cure diseases, which made them more confident.
4. For 87: The text clearly says that doctors were most amazed by sulfonamides and penicillin.

Answer:

1. B. A dramatic change.
2. B. medical school textbooks.
3. T. more confident.
4. F. Doctors.