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每日一练：职称英语考试卫生类每日一练(2017/11/8)
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Skin Cancer Now Top Cancer among Young Women in UK

Melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer, isnow the most common cancer in young（1）women, the country's leading cancer organization said Wednesday.Skin cancer has（2）cervicalcancer as the top cancer striking women in their 20s, according to the latestdata from Cancer Research United Kingdom.The trend is particularly（3）since younger people are not generallythose most susceptible to melanoma. Rates of skin cancer are（4）highest in people over age 75.But expertsworry that increasing numbers of younger people being diagnosed with skincancer could be the（ 5 ）of adangerous trend. Women（6 ）their20s make up a small percentage of all patients diagnosed with melanoma inBritain, but nearly a third of all cases occur in people younger than 50.Basedon current numbers, Cancer Research UK predicts that melanoma will become thefourth most common cancer for men and women of all（7）by 2024, and that cases will jump from about 9,000 cases a year tomore than 15,500.Cancer experts（8）the rising number of skin cancer cases largely to the surge inpeople using tanning salons. "Spending time on sunbeds is just（9） dangerous as staying out too long in thesun," said Caroline Cerny of Cancer Research UK. The organization isstarting a SunSmart campaign to warn Britons of the（10）of being too bronzed."The intensity of UV rays" in somesunbeds can be more than 10 times（11）than the midday sun," Cerny said.In the United States, severalstates require parental approval（12 ）minors can use tanning salons. Wisconsin bans people 16 and（13） from using tanning beds, and others banchildren under（14）. At least 29states have -regulations governing minors' use of tanning salons.In the U. K. ,Scottish politicians passed legislation banning those under 18 from usingtanning beds, though it hasn't yet been implemented. There are no plans for 14in the rest of the U.K.The World Health Organization has previously recommendedthat tanning beds be regulated because of their potential to damage DNA in theskin.Experts said most deadly skin cancers could be（15） if people took the proper precautions when in the sun and avoidedtanning beds.

1. A American B British C world D black

2. A overtaken B overlooked C overseen Doverwhelmed

3. A satisfying B encouraging C relaxing Dworrying

4. A typically C occasionally D hopefully

5. A end B start C turn D line

6. A at B on C of D in

7. A kinds B ages C colors D sizes

8. A assign B attribute C contribute D allocate

9. A more B so C as D like

10. A points B benefits C steps D dangers

11. A stronger B nicer C darker D deeper

12. A before B after C until D while

13. A below B low C under D beneath

14. A warning B legislation C approval D debate

15. A predicted B treated C avoided D diagnosed