Questions 26-30Depression is more than just feeling sad. It is a serious disease. Depression can__26__ with normallife and a person's sense of self-worth. It can end in suicide. Some people are helped with traditionaltreatments, such as medicine or talking with mental health experts.__27__ , these treatments are not 100percent effective. Luckily, there are other methods people can try.One such treatment involves bursts of electromagnetic energy. It sends magnetic pulses directly to thebrain. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) does not involve doctors __28__ he patient and thetreatment usually does not require anesthesia. TMS uses a wire to send powerful magnetic pulses to thebrain. During the treatment, patients feel gentle, repeated beats on their head. The treatment can causeminor pain inside the head. So before the treatments, patients took pain medicine,__29__ sensation. After one week, patients said they noticed a real difference. The United States Nationalreduced theInstitute of Mental Health has reported on two large studies on the safety of TMS. It said they found thatmost side effects, such as head pain, were minor to moderate. However, the treatment is __30 __. Theinstitute added that long-term side effects are unknown, and more studies are needed.
【題組】26.
(A)consult
(B) interfere
(C)cooperate
(D)diagnose