单项选择题

When three Florida boys were diagnosed as having AIDS, their barber refused to cut their hair and their house was burned down by neighbors. These reactions may be (1) , but other AIDS sufferers have experienced job loss, (2) of insurance, and even (3) by their families and friends. Social scientists use the term stigma to describe the discredit and shame that public hostility can (4) a group of people. (5) , AIDS sufferers are often stigmatized.
Where do these stigmatizing attitudes come from AIDS forces us to confront our own (6) in a particularly (7) way, because most of its victims are young. Some people (8) feelings of vulnerability by convincing themselves that AIDS victims are not like them and (9) their fate. They define AIDS (10) something that can happen only to members of certain groups. Because homosexuals are already a target of (11) , people’s intolerance becomes (12) to victims of the disease.
The stigma of AIDS has created a (13) for people who think they may be (14) risk. Should they (15) themselves tested for HIV--and risk discrimination if their test results are positive (16) should they avoid being tested Many people take the (17) course. Even when HIV testing is required by law, many people (18) great lengths to avoid it. The tragic result is that many people who have the virus do not (19) out about it, do not receive treatment, and remain (20) to spread the virus to others.

Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)16（）

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