7. A.    regarding            B.    thinking    C.    wanting     D.    knowing
The reasons were varied and included not __7__ that death was imminent（即将来临的），and that death would be painless．
7．D．分析：根据被选项的搭配使用特点（regard..as..（把..看成..）/ want sth.），直接缩小答案范围，再借助句句意判断答案。
 
8. A.   meant                B.    presented    C.    considered   D.  taken
For close to half of the men，a prolonged death was__8__ a bad death．
8．C. 分析：根据被选项的搭配使用特点(mean sth./mean to do sth(打算做..).; present sth. to sb. / consider sth. (as) sth./把..看成..; take sth. )和句意判断C是答案。
 
9. A.   when                B.    although    C.    because     D.  while
Some of the men equated a prolonged death with prolonged pain， __9__others thought a prolonged death would be difficult for their families．
9．D．分析：借助句子特殊结构：some…other…判断该句讲述两种情况，所以答案选择D（“而”，引出两种不同的形成对比的情况）。
while：
It was lovely while it lasted.当它开着的时间它是很惹人喜爱的
While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.
“虽然祖父母们都爱他们的孩子，但却对他们要求严格”
The soles are leather, while the uppers are canvas.
鞋跟是皮的，而鞋面是帆布的，
 
10. A.    families            B.    friends     C.    colleagues   D.    wishes
11. A.    beginning            B.    time        C.    period      D.  end
Most men said that their __10__ were very important to them，but this did not mean that they wanted relatives close at the __11__ of death．
10．A．分析：考察上下文用词的呼应（前后句句意的承接）：前句中提到了“家人”。
11．B．分析：考察搭配结构(at the beginning of../at the end of ../at the time of../
in the period of..)和句意，判断B（(在临死的)时刻）是答案。
 
12. A.  stand                B.  mean        C.    represent    D.    signal
 “Valuing family did not also __12__ wanting family present at the very end of life,'”Vig said．
12．B．分析：该句中的also暗示该句在句意和结构上与前句的紧密呼应关系，借助前句用词（mean），直接判断答案B。
stand: v.抵抗; 忍受
stand the test of time 经受时间考验
I can't stand the heat 我忍受不了高炎热
 
13. A. missing              B.    helping     C.    burdening    D.    leaving
14. A. financial           B.    physical    C.    social      D.    historical
 “In fact，some expressed concerns about __13__ loved ones，”Vig said．For instance，
 some men were worried about the emotional or __14__ impact on their family members，
 according to the Washington researcher．
13．C．分析：借助与空格处在含义上相关的词语concerns（担心），结合上文内容判断C（使负担/给予麻烦）最合适。其实下文中有内容上的提示。
14．A．分析：借助搭配结构含义和常识（病人会对家人产生情感方面或经济方面的影响）判断A（经济方面的）最合适。
 
15. A.    unless              B.    if          C.  why         D.    that