雅思阅读实战:Sleep medication linked to bizarre behaviour

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　　The Ambien label currently lists strange behaviour as a “special concern” for people taking the drug. “It’s a possible rare adverse event,” says Sanofi-Aventis spokesperson Melissa Feltmann, adding that the strange sleepwalking behaviours “may not necessarily be caused by the drug” but instead result from an underlying disorder. She says that “the safety profile [of zolpidem] is well established”. The drug received approval in the US in 1993.

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　　Questions 1-6

　　Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?

　　In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet write

       TRUE                 if the statement is true according to the passage

       FALSE               if the statement is false according to the passage

       NOT GIVEN      if the information is not given in the passage

　　1.      Ambien, Stilnoct and Stilnox are brand names of one same drug treating insomnia.

　　2.      The woman’s obesity problem wasn’t resolved until she stopped taking zolpidem.

　　3.      Zolpidem received approval in the UK in 2001.

　　4.      The bizarre behaviour of a passenger after taking zolpidem resulted in the diversion of a flight bound for the other side of the Atlantic.

　　5.      Zolpidem is the only sleep medication that doesn’t cause addiction.

　　6.      The sleep-driving occurrence resulted from the wrong use of zolpidem by an office worker.

　　Question 7-9

　　Choose the appropriate letters A-D and Write them in boxes 7-9 on your answer sheet.

　　7.      How many cases of bizarre behaviours are described in an official report from Australia?

　　A.     68
　　B.     104
　　C.     182
　　D.     240

　　8.      Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the product information about zolpidem?

　　A.     Treatment should be stopped if side effects occur.
　　B.     Medication should be taken just before going to bed.
　　C.     Adverse effects are more likely in the elderly.
　　D.     Side effects include nightmares, hallucinations and sleepwalking.
　　9.      Who claimed that the safety description of zolpidem was well established?

　　A.     Kenneth Wright
　　B.     Melissa Feltmann
　　C.     Richard Millman
　　D.     Vera Sharav

　　Questions 10-13

　　Answer the following questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS each in boxes 10-13.

　　10.  How many times was French-made zolpidem prescribed in 2005 in Britain?

　　11.  What kind of hypnotic is zolpidem as a drug which promotes deep sleep in patients?

　　12.  What can sleepwalking and sleep-driving behaviours cause according to patient advocacy groups?

　　13.  What US administration says that it has been investigating the cases relating zolpidem to unusual side effects?

　　Answer keys and explanations:

　　1. True

　　See para.3 from the beginning: Zolpidem, sold under the brand names Ambien, Stilnoct and Stilnox, is widely prescribed to treat insomnia and other disorders such as sleep apnea.

　　2. False

　　See para.1 under the subtitle “Midnight snack”: Another case involved a woman who gained 23 kilograms over seven months while taking zolpidem. “It was only when she was discovered in front of an open refrigerator while asleep that the problem was resolved”…

　　3. Not Given

　　See para.2 under the subtitle “Midnight snack”: The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, meanwhile, has recorded 68 cases of adverse reactions to zolpidem from 2001 to 2005. (The time the drug was approved in the

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