Questions 23–30
        In modern hospitals, the most popular treatment for bacterial infection is antibiotics. While these medicines are generally highly effective in __(23)__   the infection, one problem is that over a period of time bacteria begin to mutate—change their structure—in order to resist the antibiotics. __(24)__  , as the human population consumes more antibiotics, the infection-producing __(25)__   become stronger and more resistant to the drugs.Another reason for the increased consumption of antibiotics is that doctors often prescribe them to patients too __(26)__  . Both doctors and patients prefer treatmentproviding fast relief, rather than __(27)__   the body to battle the infection by itself. __(28)__    unnecessary prescriptions are not the only source of antibiotics. They have been increasingly __(29)__   on farms, where chickens and pigs are frequently fed antibiotics to combat disease. The __(30)__   is that when the general public eats the meat products, they consume the animals’ antibiotic-resistant bacteria as well.
【題組】23.
(A)digesting
(B)fighting
(C)wrapping
(D)brushing