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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #37328 Modern medicine
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In the world today we make health and end in itself. We have forgotten that health is really meant to enable a person to do his work and do it well, a lot of modern medicine and this includes many patients as well as many physicians pays very little attention to health but very much attention to those who imagine that they are ill. Our great concern with health is shown by the medical columns in newspapers. the health articles in popular magazines and the popularity of television programs and all those books on medicine. We talk about health all the time. Yet for the most part, the only result is more people with imaginary illnesses. The healthy man should not be wasting time talking about health: he should be using health for work. The work does the work that good health possible.

Modern medicine is primarily concerned with

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Option 2: "people suffering from imaginary illness"

Explanation: The text explicitly states that modern medicine pays much attention to those who imagine they are ill, highlighting a primary concern of modern medicine. This aligns perfectly with the main idea that the focus is misplaced.

Option 1: "promotion of good health"

Explanation: The text indicates that modern medicine pays very little attention to health itself, focusing instead on those who believe they are ill. Therefore, this option does not align with the main idea presented in the text.

Option 3: "people suffering from real illness"

Explanation: The text does not support the idea that modern medicine is primarily concerned with real illnesses. Instead, it emphasizes the focus on imaginary illnesses, making this option incorrect.

Option 4: "increased efficiency in work"

Explanation: While the text mentions that health should enable a person to work well, it does not suggest that modern medicine is concerned with increasing work efficiency. This option misinterprets the text's focus.

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