Tuesday, October 25

Blog Title: Cloze Reading Passage Quarter 2 Week 1

Your new vocabulary words for the week are: evidence, issue, and summarize

Should all Americans have the right to free health care?

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word and/or its word form.

Health care is an 1) __________ that continues to be debated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, millions of people in the U.S. do not have health insurance. In 2007, Americans spent more than two trillion dollars on health care. Health care is the largest industry in the U.S., employing more than 14 million people.

Supporters of the right to health care, believe that health care reform would stop medical bankruptcies (when people go broke because someone in the family gets sick), improve public health, and reduce overall health care spending.
2) __________ suggests that 2.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. They say that no one in the richest nation on earth should go without health care. A June 2009 report 3) __________ the results of a poll that showed 64% of Americans believe health care is an important
4) __________ and should be a right.

People who are against using taxes to provide health care for all Americans argue that it is socialism (a government run society). They also feel that there is
5) __________ to suggest that it would decrease the quality and availability of health care for those who already have medical coverage. In 6) __________, opponents say it is not the government's responsibility to guarantee health coverage.