Reading Comprehension Passage 17 MCQ Test With Answers - THE

MENOPAUSE

1. THE MENOPAUSE 3. Choose the correct statement:

The menopause is never a brief event in a woman's A) The menopause is a period of preparation for the
progression through life, but a condition to be endured from
ensuing years of fertility.
the moment the ovaries begin to dysfunction to the very last of
B) Cessation of menstruation means a great potential
her life. The fact is, as a woman's life span increases, so do the
problems of the perimenopausal period. for fertility.
C) The female human animal goes through three
Disorders originating from the nervous system during this
period were, in the past, attributed to nature's inability to rid phases in her life.
the body of "evil influences". Today, novel concepts pertainingD) Estrogen-producing glands work overtime during
to the intricacies of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, the menopause.
however, give lie to such poetic speculations about the
E) A woman would not want to bear children once
feminine mystique.
she enters she menopause.
Each and every woman must pass through three epochs4. in Choose the incorrect statement:
her progression through life. The first, from birth to
adolescence, is in preparation for the second, the years of A) The fact that there is an insufficient level of
fertility. But the third ends her potential for reproduction. Thus,
she enters the menopause, the permanent cessation of estrogen production is mainly responsible for the
menstruation. Now, in her advancing years, she is protected developments during the menopausal period.
from the many stresses and trials of childbearing, for which, B) When a woman enters the menopause, this means
unfortunately, she pays a price. For all the unwanted and
that she has ceased menstruating for good.
undesirable developments during her perimenopausal years,
the lessening of estrogen production by the ovaries is mainly C) In the old days, people used to offer mystical
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responsible. explanations for the expected natural developments

R.B. GREENBLATT, A Modern Approach to the Perimenopausal 
Years.
 
The menopause is
A) a relatively short period in a woman's lifetime.
B) is the third and ultimate period in a woman's life.
C) the most significant event in every woman's life span.
D) a condition to be endured from the moment a woman is
born.
E) an intricate disease connected with the hypothalamic-
pituitary-ovarian axis.
2. ............... is/are just (a) poetic speculation.
during the menopause.
D) Unfortunately, every woman pays a price by being
protected from the many stresses and trials of
childbearing.
E) Detailed information on the complexities of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis is a must if we
want to understand the aetiology of the menopause.
5. A suitable subtitle for the passage might be:
A) A Woman's Regretful Feelings On Life
B) How The Ovaries Function And Dysfunction
C) A Brief Definition
D) Evil influences And Cold Facts
E) Poetic Speculation About The Feminine Mystique

A) Theories about the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian

axis
B) "Explanations" through a feminine mystique
C) Telling lies to get rid of "evil influences"
D) Every disaster originating from the nervous
system
E) Talking about Nature's unwillingness to come to
terms with the problems of the perimenopausal years

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MENOPAUSE

Answer Key:

1: B 4: D
2: B 5: C
3: C

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