Question

Please Help With English Questions: Read the excerpt below. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the excerpt?

In 1944 Elion joined the Burroughs Wellcome Laboratories (now part of GlaxoSmithKline (a company that makes prescription medicines)). There she was first the assistant and then the colleague of Hitchings, with whom she worked for the next four decades. Elion and Hitchings developed an array (variety) of new drugs that were effective against leukemia, autoimmune disorders, urinary-tract infections, gout, malaria, and viral herpes.

Answer 1

Choices:

1) Elion believed that new drugs could be developed to help people
2) Elion had to work for Hitchings because she was a woman.
3) Elion worked hard for more than 40 years to earn money for retirement.
4) Elion and her colleagues were responsible for developing important drugs.

Answer 2

Where are the answers?

Answer 3

Ok nevermind

Answer 4

Just posted them.

Answer 5

What do you think it is?

Answer 6

I thinks it choice: 1) Elion believed that new drugs could be developed to help people.

Answer 7

I was thinking either 1 or 4.. but i think choice 1 sounds the best :)

Answer 8

Okay thank you. I'll let you know if its the correct answer.

Answer 9

Okay :) good luck!

Answer 10

I'm sorry to ask you this, but could you help with some more questions?