Reading passages

306- The author suggests that children ------- .
A) can be given adult aspirin upon the advice of a physician 
B) prefer soluble aspirin to flavoured aspirin 
C) frequently suffer from headaches 
D) should not be given any medicines including aspirin 
E) recover from a fever more easily than adults do 
Some underweight individuals enjoy an active, healthy life, but some people are 
underweight owing to smoking habits or poor health. An underweight person, 
especially an older adult, may be unable to preserve lean tissue during the fight 
against a wasting disease such as cancer or a digestive disorder, especially when 
accompanied by malnutrition. Without adequate nutrient and
energy reserves, an underweight person will have a particularly tough battle against 
such medical stresses. In fact, many people with cancer die, notbecause of the cancer 
itself, but from malnutrition. Underweight women may become infertile. Exactly how 
infertility develops is unclear, but contributing factors cover not only body weight, 
but also restricted energy and fat intake and depleted body fat stores. 
307- The author points out that infertility in women ------- .
A) may partly be due to the state of being underweight 
B) follows a distinct pattern as it develops 

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C) can always be effectively treated with a balanced diet 
D) can lead to a variety of wasting diseases 
E) undermines the body's energy reserves 
 
308- The points is made in the passage that an underweight person ------- .
A) is most probably suffering from stomach cancer 
B) is not necessarily to be unhealthy
C) obviously has poor eating habits
D) is likely to be a heavy smoker 
E) easily develops some form of digestive disorder