86. Back in the year 2000, what was exciting about the deciphered genome?

1. Its claim at the turn of the new millennium.
2. Its great potential of producing medical value.
3. President Clinton's predicting of a moral controversy.
4. Its announcement for the first time at the White House.

87. Clinically, according to the passage, the prophecy ten years later ____.

1. is provided to be fair enough
2. is realized in clinical trails
3. turns out to be a reality
4. is far from realization

88. From our disappointment we have to realize that ____.

1. most human diseases cannot be conquered
2. the deciphering of the human genome was fruitless
3. the cause of disease cannot be simply explained by a mutation or two
4. many clinical harvests have nothing to do with the deciphered genome

89. It can be concluded from the passage that ____.

1. difficulties are hard to predict in doing science
2. sometimes it is no use finding the genetic roots of diseases
3. scientists are not supposed to make any predictions
4. the clinical benefits of the genomic revolution will take time

90. The writer's tone in the passage is ____.

1. rational
2. cynical
3. doubtful
4. skeptical

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