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According to the latest New York Times poll, most Americans are troubled by performance-enhancing drugs, which they believe are widely used by the nation’s athletes. The public believes that professional athletes in major American sports leagues use steroids to a greater degree than American Olympic athletes do. But the prospect of achievement through illicit means in the Winter and Summer Olympics is more troubling. Also, younger Americans are much less troubled by drug use in sports and believe it to be more widespread than do Americans age 30 and above. After recent revelations about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in football, baseball, and track-and-field, 43 percent of those polled said they believe that at least half of professional athletes in the United States use steroids. In comparison, 18 percent of those surveyed said they believe that at least half of American Olympic athletes use banned performance-enhancing substances. While 61 percent of Americans said they were bothered by the use of steroids among professional athletes, 75 percent said they were concerned about the use of performance-enhancing drugs among Olympic athletes. This response seemed to be based partly on the ideal that American Olympic sports are purer than professional sports, and on the widely held belief that Olympic athletes are still amateurs. “The Olympics are pure and clean,” Jason Mannino, 32, a tax assessor, said. “We want these kids to be all on the same playing field. A lot of these kids are trying to make a name for themselves purely on their athletic ability, and they are not getting high-dollar contracts to perform. They are performing out of pride for the country and out of pride for getting a gold medal.” In fact, the Olympics have been open to professionals since the late 1980's. And most of the drug scandals in recent years have involved sports related to the Olympics. Which of the following is the best summary of the passage? a. Most Americans are worried about the widespread use of steroids among athletes, and they believed that professional athletes used more drugs than American Olympic athletes do, but the fact that the latter make use of drugs made many more concerned. b. Many Americans are worried about the fact that many professional American athletes were using drugs; however, they did not think that Olympic athletes used steroids because they were not playing for the money but for their country. c. Some Americans are bothered about the widespread use of drugs among athletes, both professional and Olympic athletes, and they believed the latter should not be taking the drugs. d. Although many Americans believed that at least half of the professional athletes used drugs, they don’t believe that Olympic athletes use them because they are still amateurs. e. Most Americans are worried about the widespread use of drugs among professional as well as national athletes because they believe that all athletes should keep sport clean.

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