The Case of the Disappearing Fingerprints
One useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing __(1)__ could become troublesome. A case released online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a __(2)__ of losing fingerprints is.
Eng-Huat Tan, a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year old man who has used capecitabine to __(3)__ his nasopharyngeal cancer. After three years on the __(4)__, the patient decided to visit U.S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U.S. customs officials __(5)__ 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn't get fingerprints from the man. There were no distinctive swirly __(6)__ appearing from his index finger.
U.S. customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years, Tan says. Their index fingers are __(7)__ and screened against digital files of the fingerprints of bad guys ― terrorists and potential criminals that our federal guardians have been tasked with keeping out of the country. Unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler, one potential __(8)__ effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. __(9)__, no fingerprints.
"It is uncertain when fingerprint loss will __(10)__ to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine," Tan points out. So he cautions any physicians who __(11)__ the drug to provide their patients with a doctor's note pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear.
Eventually, the Singapore traveler made it into the United States. I guess the name on his passport didn't raise any red flags. But he's also now got the explanatory doctor's note ― and won't leave home __(12)__ it.
By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, __(13)__ approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider __(14)__ its list of side effects associated with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where __(15)__ it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints.
1. A) he B) them C) her D) him
2. A) theme B) topic C) creation D) problem
3. A) treat B) cut C) find D) smooth
4. A) recovery B) diet C) drug D) diagnosis
5. A) in B) at C) for D) on
6. A) digits B) marks C) images D) pictures
7. A) printed B) located C) cured D) placed
8. A) normal B) good C) main D) side
9. A) However B) Hence C) Moreover D) Furthermore
10. A) begin B) like C) decide D) have
11. A) prevent B) preserve C) presume D) prescribe
12. A) off B) on C) without D) with
13. A) who B) where C) when D) which
14. A) updating B) using C) printing D) cancelling
15. A) must B) does C) may D) should
參考答案：1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.B
參考譯文：
指紋消失事件
一種非常有效的抗癌藥物能夠清除籮狀指紋和其他使指紋與眾不同的標志。失去指紋可是會有很大麻煩。一個被腫瘤學年報在網(wǎng)上公布的信件中說明了失去指紋會帶來多大麻煩。
Eng-Huat Tan，一個新加坡籍的醫(yī)學博士描述了一位用卡培他濱治療鼻咽癌62歲老人的經(jīng)歷。經(jīng)過這個藥物三年的治療后，這位病人去年十二月份決定去美國拜訪親戚。在他進入這個國家后，他被美國海關(guān)人員攔截了四小時之久，因為這些官員無法從他身上獲取指紋。因為在他的食指上沒有旋渦狀的指紋標記。
美國海關(guān)數(shù)年以來一直都會采集來訪外國人的指紋，Tan說。他們的食指指紋被采集并且和那些壞人的指紋進行數(shù)字化資料檔案比對――我們的聯(lián)邦衛(wèi)士的職責是要把那些恐怖分子和疑似罪犯擋在國門之外。不幸的是，對于這位新加坡旅行者來說，藥物治療的一個潛在的副作用就是會使指尖上的肉墊組織變光滑，也就是說沒有指紋。
“對于服用卡培他濱的病人來說，指紋何時會消失是不確定的?！盩an指出。所以他警告每位醫(yī)師在給病人開藥時要給病人開具他們的藥物可能會使指紋消失的證明單。
最終，那位新加坡旅客終于進入了美國。我猜想他護照上的名字沒有帶有任何危險信號。但是他同樣要帶有醫(yī)師開的證明單――并且要隨身攜帶。
順便提一下，美國食品和藥物局已經(jīng)準許這一藥物的使用有11年之久了，應該考慮更新該藥物的副作用清單?，F(xiàn)有的副作用清單中確實列出病人會經(jīng)歷嘔吐、胃痛和其他副作用，但是卻沒有提及失去指紋的潛在危險。
One useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing __(1)__ could become troublesome. A case released online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a __(2)__ of losing fingerprints is.
Eng-Huat Tan, a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year old man who has used capecitabine to __(3)__ his nasopharyngeal cancer. After three years on the __(4)__, the patient decided to visit U.S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U.S. customs officials __(5)__ 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn't get fingerprints from the man. There were no distinctive swirly __(6)__ appearing from his index finger.
U.S. customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years, Tan says. Their index fingers are __(7)__ and screened against digital files of the fingerprints of bad guys ― terrorists and potential criminals that our federal guardians have been tasked with keeping out of the country. Unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler, one potential __(8)__ effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. __(9)__, no fingerprints.
"It is uncertain when fingerprint loss will __(10)__ to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine," Tan points out. So he cautions any physicians who __(11)__ the drug to provide their patients with a doctor's note pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear.
Eventually, the Singapore traveler made it into the United States. I guess the name on his passport didn't raise any red flags. But he's also now got the explanatory doctor's note ― and won't leave home __(12)__ it.
By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, __(13)__ approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider __(14)__ its list of side effects associated with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where __(15)__ it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints.
1. A) he B) them C) her D) him
2. A) theme B) topic C) creation D) problem
3. A) treat B) cut C) find D) smooth
4. A) recovery B) diet C) drug D) diagnosis
5. A) in B) at C) for D) on
6. A) digits B) marks C) images D) pictures
7. A) printed B) located C) cured D) placed
8. A) normal B) good C) main D) side
9. A) However B) Hence C) Moreover D) Furthermore
10. A) begin B) like C) decide D) have
11. A) prevent B) preserve C) presume D) prescribe
12. A) off B) on C) without D) with
13. A) who B) where C) when D) which
14. A) updating B) using C) printing D) cancelling
15. A) must B) does C) may D) should
參考答案：1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.B
參考譯文：
指紋消失事件
一種非常有效的抗癌藥物能夠清除籮狀指紋和其他使指紋與眾不同的標志。失去指紋可是會有很大麻煩。一個被腫瘤學年報在網(wǎng)上公布的信件中說明了失去指紋會帶來多大麻煩。
Eng-Huat Tan，一個新加坡籍的醫(yī)學博士描述了一位用卡培他濱治療鼻咽癌62歲老人的經(jīng)歷。經(jīng)過這個藥物三年的治療后，這位病人去年十二月份決定去美國拜訪親戚。在他進入這個國家后，他被美國海關(guān)人員攔截了四小時之久，因為這些官員無法從他身上獲取指紋。因為在他的食指上沒有旋渦狀的指紋標記。
美國海關(guān)數(shù)年以來一直都會采集來訪外國人的指紋，Tan說。他們的食指指紋被采集并且和那些壞人的指紋進行數(shù)字化資料檔案比對――我們的聯(lián)邦衛(wèi)士的職責是要把那些恐怖分子和疑似罪犯擋在國門之外。不幸的是，對于這位新加坡旅行者來說，藥物治療的一個潛在的副作用就是會使指尖上的肉墊組織變光滑，也就是說沒有指紋。
“對于服用卡培他濱的病人來說，指紋何時會消失是不確定的?！盩an指出。所以他警告每位醫(yī)師在給病人開藥時要給病人開具他們的藥物可能會使指紋消失的證明單。
最終，那位新加坡旅客終于進入了美國。我猜想他護照上的名字沒有帶有任何危險信號。但是他同樣要帶有醫(yī)師開的證明單――并且要隨身攜帶。
順便提一下，美國食品和藥物局已經(jīng)準許這一藥物的使用有11年之久了，應該考慮更新該藥物的副作用清單?，F(xiàn)有的副作用清單中確實列出病人會經(jīng)歷嘔吐、胃痛和其他副作用，但是卻沒有提及失去指紋的潛在危險。