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Drug patents create short-term monopolies. The deal is simple: the drug inventor makes its formula public and in
exchange is 36 a competition-free run at the market, lasting up to 20 years. This gives pioneers time
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the costs of researching and developing new compounds, vital when creating a new medicine can cost up
to $5 billion. The patent guarantees a 38 return, meaning companies have both the means and the incentive to
keep innovating.
When the patent reaches its expiry date, the comfortable monopoly evaporates, replaced by 39
competition.
40 have three ways of defending themselves. They are marketing, nudging customers towards newer drugs still
protected by patent, and paying the competitors not to produce.
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Approximately 0.6 percent of Taiwan's total cultivated farmland adopts organic farming. It is 41 low. The
figure is alarming if it is contrasted with that of Austria: about 20 percent of all Austrian farmland is 42 organic
cultivation. Food safety issues are 43 Taiwan's march toward chemical-free agriculture. Farmers' markets are
gaining in 44 . Besides, supermarkets are 45 organic produce. The future seems promising.
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Prince Charles is often portrayed as bad-tempered and spoiled. There are stories that every day seven eggs are boiled
for his breakfast so that he can find one that is cooked just the way he likes it. His toothpaste is squeezed onto his
toothbrush for him. And his bath towel is folded over a chair in a particular way when he gets out of his royal bath.
Prince Charles is eccentric, and he admits it. He talks to trees and plants. He wants to save wildlife but enjoys
hunting, shooting, and fishing. He dresses for dinner, even if he's eating alone. He's a great socializer. Poets, artists,
writers, broadcasters, politicians, actors, and singers all eat at his table. Arriving at Highgrove, his family home, on a
Saturday afternoon, guests are entertained in the height of luxury. They are then sent on their way before lunch on
Sunday, having been shown around his beautifully-kept gardens. The Prince also entertains extravagantly at
Sandringham, one of the Queen's homes, at least twice a year. There are picnic lunches on the beach, expeditions to
local churches, and lavish dinners with organic food. Conversation is lively, but the heir to the throne has to be careful
about what he says, because he knows only too well that anything he says in private may be repeated in public.
The future monarch that we don't see is a man of great humor who cares passionately about the state of the British
nation and is devoted to his two children, William and Harry. He is madly in love with "his darling wife," which is how
he refers to Camilla in public.
Together Charles and Camilla perform royal duties, both at home and abroad. He attends over 500 public
engagements a year. He visits hospitals, youth groups, performing artists, charities, and business conferences. He hosts
receptions to welcome visiting heads of state and VIP s. He travels abroad extensively, as an ambassador to the United
Kingdom, representing trade and industry. He works hard to promote greater understanding between different religions.
Camilla shares Charles's passion for hunting and also his interest in conservation of towns and countryside. The one
thing she leaves to Charles is skiing. She prefers to stay at home when he makes his annual trip to Klosters in
Switzerland.
46 What is the best title for this article?
The Life of a Future King Charles and Camilla: The Love Story
Bad-tempered Prince of Wales How to Govern Britain
47 According to the passage, what does Prince Charles love to do?
flying an aircraft folding bath towels planting trees entertaining guests
48 According to the passage, which activity Camilla is not interested in?
hunting skiing fundraising traveling
49 According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
Prince Charles is completely devoted to his country.
The Prince of Wales has no other duties than representing his country in trade and commerce.
The Prince of Wales enjoys entertaining visitors and does so with regularity.
The Prince enjoys hunting with his wife.
50 According to the passage, why is Prince Charles considered "eccentric"?
He is frequently quoted. He speaks to plants and trees.
He represents British interests. He loves organic foods.