The health care system of a country is very important and different countries have different ways of① paying for② it.

　　Britain was the first country in the world to have③ a free④ health care system paid for by the government⑤. Health care is free for everyone living in Britain⑥. Most doctors and nurses work for the government and most hospitals are owned by the government. Until recently this system was very successful but recently there have been problems. This is because⑦ the government has not put enough money into⑧ the health service⑨. As a result\s\up1(10(10)， more people are using private⑪ health insurance⑫. They see doctors who work for themselves and pay the doctors through the health insurance company⑬.

　　In America the system is very different. Most people have private health insurance. Doctors work for themselves and hospitals are privately owned.The health insurance company pays the doctors and the hospitals.The problem with⑭ this system is that poorer people don't have the money to pay for private health insurance.⑮ As a result, they often have both health and money problems.

　　Canada has a different system again. Health care is free. Doctors work privately and hospitals are privately owned.When you become ill⑯， medical fees⑰ are paid for by the government. 　　①have different ways of 有......的不同方法

　　way后接to do或of doing作后置定语。

　　②pay for 支付

　　③the first ...to do sth. 第一个做某事的......，不定式作定语。

　　④free adj.免费的，be free for 对......免费

　　⑤paid for ...为过去分词短语作后置定语。

　　⑥living in Britain为现在分词短语作后置定语。

　　⑦This/That/It is because ...句型中，because引导表语从句。

　　⑧put ...into ... 将......投入到......

　　⑨service n．服务

　　\s\up1(10(10)as a result 结果，因此

　　⑪private adj.私人的，privately adv.私下里，个人地

　　⑫insurance/In'ʃʊərəns/n.保险

　　⑬health insurance company健康保险公司

　　⑭the problem with (关于)......的问题

　　⑮that引导表语从句，该从句中的不定式短语作定语。

　　⑯become ill生病

　　⑰medical fees 医疗费用

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　　 一个国家的医疗保障体制是很重要的，而且不同的国家对于这一体制的支付方式也是不同的。

　　英国是世界上第一个由政府负担经费，建立起免费医疗体系的国家。对于任何一个居住在英国的人来说，医疗都是免费的。大多数医生和护士都为政府工作，而且大多数医院也归政府所有。直到最近，这种体制一直是很成功的，但是近来出现了一些问题。这是因为政府没有在医疗服务方面投入足够的资金。因此，更多的人在使用私人健康保险。他们看私人医生，并通过健康保险公司向医生付款。

　　在美国，这一体制非常不同。大多数人拥有私人健康保险。医生独立营业，医院也是私人所有。医生的薪水和医院的费用都由健康保险公司来支付。这个体制的问题是穷人们负担不起私人健康保险。因此，他们常常面临健康和经济问题。

　　加拿大也有不同的健康保障体制。医疗是免费的。医生独立营业，医院也归私人所有。当你患病时，所需的医疗费用由政府来承担。

　　Step 1　True (T) or False (F)．

　　1．American health care system was successful in the beginning.(　　)

　　2. People in Canada needn't pay for their medical fees.(　　)

　　3. There are no private hospitals in Britain.(　　)

　　4. Recently there have been problems with the health care system in Britain.(　　)

　　5. In America, doctors work for themselves while in Britain, most doctors work for the government.(　　)

　　答案：1～5　FTFTT

　　Step 2　Choose the best answers according to the text.

　　1．Which country is the first country in the world to have a free health care system paid for by the government?

　　A．America.　　　　　　　　　 　B．Britain.

C．Canada. D．China.