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Questions 1-5 are bases on the following passage.
Hippotherapy: Improving Lives One Horse at a Time
Annually, over 58,000 people benefit from Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT)-activities including, but not limited to, grooming and riding horses-as treatment for a wide range of cognitive, physical, and emotional impairments. Hippotherapy, a specific type of EAT, is used to treat patients with① neuro-motor, and sensory dysfunctions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Down Syndrome, and autism. Patients begin by riding horses under the direction of a physiotherapist and horse handler. The gait, tempo, and cadence of the horse‘s movement② serves to stimulate the patient‘s vestibular system (the inner ear and brain regions responsible for balance), causing motor responses that can improve postural stability, strength, and sensoiy awareness.
Since it was first introduced in the 1960s, hippotherapy has been adopted by a number of professions-such
as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech pathology-to improve patients‘ physical and mental health. Professionals interested in incorporating hippotherapy into their treatment sessions first ③ obtain certification from the American Hippotherapy Association (AHA) or the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship
International (PATH). Then, after at least three years of experience in hippotherapy, these professionals can also choose to become a Certified Hippotherapy Clinical
④Specialist; a designation that facilitates teaching, research, and development of new hippotherapy practices.
As hippotherapy generates more attention among the medical community and public-at-large, the demand for licensed practitioners is quickly expanding.
⑤According to the US Department of Labor, professions that incorporate hippotherapy are forecasted to grow significantly in the next decade: physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language pathology have projected ten-year growth rates of 36 percent, 29 percent, and 19 percent, respectively. A career in hippotherapy thus offers the opportunity to both improve the quality of life for countless individuals and to become involved in a new and rapidly growing field.
1
A) NO CHANGE
B) neuro-motor;
C) neuro-motor—
D) neuro-motor
2
A) NO CHANGE
B) serve to stimulate
C) is stimulating to
D) stimulates
3
A) NO CHANGE
B) collect
C) evoke
D) elicit
4
A) NO CHANGE
B) Specialist-a designation that facilitates
C) Specialist; a designation facilitating
D) Specialist, a designation facilitating:
5
Which choice most effectively asserts a claim supported by the data provided in the rest of the sentence?
A) NO CHANGE
B) In the future, the practice of hippotherapy will likely be adopted by a number of new and exciting fields:
C) Due to the recent popularity of hippotherapy, the average annual income of hippotherapy practitioners will likely increase as well:
D) Led by occupational therapy, a number of fields that incorporate hippotherapy are projected to grow significantly in the next ten years:
