答案解析：

　　答案：1. B试题分析：本题为细节题。根据第一段“...breast implants produced by the defunct French company PIP”可知B正确。

　　答案：2. D试题分析：本题为语义题。根据第二段“...‘notified bodies’ that scrutinise medical devices...”和倒数第二段“‘notified bodies’ which audit the quality of their products...”可知D正确;A是European Commission的职责;B是制药公司的职责;C是Scientifi c Committee on Emerging and Newly Identifi ed Health Risks的职责。

　　答案：3. A试题分析：本题为概括题。根据第一段“there was currently ‘insuffi cient evidence’ that women using its products faced gre ater health risks than others”可知A错误;根据第二段“The capacity to detect and minimise the risk of fraud must be increased”可知B正确;根据第三段“...an offi cial report ... that called for national and EUwide co-operation...”可知C正确;根据第五段“Mr. Bertrand has pledged to hire more health inspectors and...”可知D正确。

　　答案：4. C试题分析：本题为细节题。根据第六段“A French decision at the end of last year to offer Germany and the Czech Republic”可知提出这项建议的国家为France, UK, Germany and Czech。全文都在讲EU，没有提到US。故C错误。

　　答案：5. C试题分析：本题为概括题。根据第六段“spark a fresh debate over tougher EU regulation of medical devices”可知A错误;根据第七段“breast implant failure appears to be without identifi able health consequences for the patient with the exception of possible local complications”可知B错误;根据倒数第二段“while cautioning that tough new regulatory requirements could harm the EU’s competitive advantage”可知C正确;根据最后一段“even though the overall proportion remained modest”可知D错误。