For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．“Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,’”Vig said．
“In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，”Vig said．For instance，
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
according to the Washington researcher．Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
詞匯 ：
terminally adv．末期地，晚期地；不治地，致命地
imminent adv．即將發(fā)生(或來臨)的(指危險(xiǎn)、禍患、不幸等)
prolong vt．延長；拖長；拉長
equate vt．使等同
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming
7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
9. A. when B. although C. because D. while
10. A. families B. friends C. colleagues D. wishes
11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical
15. A. unless B. if C. why D. that
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．“Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,’”Vig said．
“In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，”Vig said．For instance，
some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
according to the Washington researcher．Some were worried __15__their need for care would be a burden on their families，she said．
詞匯 ：
terminally adv．末期地，晚期地；不治地，致命地
imminent adv．即將發(fā)生(或來臨)的(指危險(xiǎn)、禍患、不幸等)
prolong vt．延長；拖長；拉長
equate vt．使等同
1. A. wrong B. pure C. good D. whole
2. A. either B. terminal C. final D. terrible
3. A. perfections B. presence C. preferences D. references
4. A. differently B. similarly C. strangely D. heartlessly
5. A. like B. as C. including D. for
6. A. working B. dying C. talking D. dreaming
7. A. regarding B. thinking C. wanting D. knowing
8. A. meant B. presented C. considered D. taken
9. A. when B. although C. because D. while
10. A. families B. friends C. colleagues D. wishes
11. A. beginning B. time C. period D. end
12. A. stand B. mean C. represent D. signal
13. A. missing B. helping C. burdening D. leaving
14. A. financial B. physical C. social D. historical
15. A. unless B. if C. why D. that