Pre-conditions (Listening)

1) What does the lecturer mainly discuss?

A) What baseball statistics can tell us about our medical system.
B) The failures of the medical system that can be attributed to poor management.
C) The inaccuracy in predictions of people's medical futures.
D) Medicine in baseball and its applications to some current health care issues.


2) At 2:25, the speaker says, "I have a name for all of these conditions, and it's another precondition. I call them preposterous." Why does he say this?

A) He thinks that most of these conditions are unreasonably diagnosed.
B) He is not interested in studying these conditions.
C) He is emphasizing the need to study these conditions further.
D) He believes all of the conditions can be grouped together in one medical category.


3) What is the speakers opinion of many of the treatments available for preconditions?

A) They are somewhat effective.
B) They are extremely important.
C) They are somewhat ineffective.
D) They often do more harm than good.


4) According to the lecture, which of the following are examples of reason that the current healthcare system focuses on "preconditions"? (choose two options)?

A) Pharmaceutical companies want to keep their customers happy.
B) Patients want an easy solution to their medical problems.
C) Doctors are worried about legal action being taken against them.
D) Money can be saved by catching the illnesses early.


5) Why was the speaker happy with his doctor's advice?

A) The doctor told him he was healthy.
B) The doctor did not talk about his health in terms of preconditions.
C) The doctor took the time to explain the dangers of pre-obesity.
D) The doctor told him he was overweight.