Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main
points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written,
Things have changed in your life. Most notably, you are no longer employed. Perhaps you've been laid off from your ( 36 ) workplace. Perhaps you are in the ( 37 ) of starting a business. Perhaps you are staying home to care for a child you've recently (38) You decide to apply for a variety of (39) that will help you to manage the risks(40) in life (health, life, disability). A few weeks after filling out your applications,you receive a reply from the insurance company that goes something like, "Dear So-and-so, upon
( 41 ) of your application we are sorry to report that we can't insure you at this time. "A rejection? What's that all about? You call them up and findthat they have rejected your application for certain insurances because of your past history of (42) illness.
The chain of events that has led up to your insurance (43) went something like this. All those years ago when you were in therapy, your diagnosis was sent back to the insurance company that was paying for your therapy. They, in turn, sent it out to an institution known as MIB ( short for "Medical Information Bureau", not "Men In Black" ). MIB is a not-for-profit data warehouse (sponsored by major insurance carriers). (44) As part of the standard process of reviewing your application for insurance coverage, the insurance company called up MIB and took a look at your record. (45)
The reasoning would be something like,"(46)
We'd have to pay for that treatment. There is, therefore, too much risk involved in insuring this person. "
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