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The recall may hurt Symbion Inc, maker of the Jarvik-7, but it wont end the request for an artificial heart. One problem with the banned model is that the tubes connecting it to an external power source created a passage for infection . Inventors are now working on new devices that would be fully placed, along with a tiny power pack, in the patients chest. The first sample products arent expected for another 10 or 20 years. But some people are already worrying that theyll work - and that Americas overextended health-care programs will lose a precious $2.5 billion to $5 billion a year providing them for a relatively few dying patients. If such expenditures cut into funding for more basic care, the net effect could actually be a decline in the nations health.

Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:

passage is meant to _________.

A) warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience

B) advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C) show young people it s unrealistic for a writer to pursue wealth and fame

D) encourage young people to pursue a writing career

57. What can be concluded from the passage?

A) Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

B) A writer s success depends on luck rather than on effort.