A、 Doctors are sometimes professionally incompetent.
B、 In cases like that hospitals have to pay huge compensations.
C、 Language barriers might lower the quality of treatment.
D、 Language barriers can result in fatal consequences.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：信息明示题。由He ended up being paralyzed可知，误诊会造成严重的后果，作者给出的例子是想说明误诊的危害。故选D。

A、 71 million.
B、 91million.
C、 8 lmillion.
D、 17 million.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：信息明示题。由he got a 71 million dollars settlement award from the hospital可知，由于误诊给病人造成了严重的伤害，医院赔偿了7 100万美元。故选A。

A、 They have seen the need for hiring trained interpreters.
B、 They have realized the problems of language barriers.
C、 They have begun training their staff to speak two or more languages.
D、 They have taken steps to provide accurate diagnosis.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：信息明示题。由increasing numbers of health care workers can speak two or more languages可知，医院正在让他们的医护人员能够讲多种语言。故选C。