Answer of Section 1, Question 4

The Hippocratic oath and other ethical codes that guided the medical profession for centuries generally (i)______ the notion of truth telling; indeed, one of Hippocrates' injunctions—to keep the sick from harm and injustice—encouraged the opposite behavior, (ii)______.

官方解說：

The sentence concerns an opposition: the Hippocratic oath and other ethical codes encouraged behavior that was contrary to the "notion of truth telling," even though lying would usually be considered unethical. The answer choices for Blank (i) and Blank (ii), therefore must express this opposition. The only two choices that fulfill this requirement are "omitted" and "deception." When those words are put into the blanks, the sentence says that the ethical codes "omitted" the "notion of truth telling" in order to avoid harming or upsetting patients (by telling them that a condition was grave, for example), and therefore encouraged "deception."

According to the sentence, part of the Hippocratic oath encouraged behavior opposite to truth telling. The only choice for Blank (ii) that is opposite to truth telling is "deception." And if the oath encouraged deception, it cannot have "exaggerated" or "emphasized" truth telling—it must instead have "omitted" it.

Thus the correct answer is omitted and deceptlon.

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