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Mexican people have a tradition of greeting each other
with handshakes and kisses on the cheek(脸颊. But
recently, government officials asked people to 1 this.
They have also closed schools and museums, and advised people to stay at home.
This is to stop people from 2 an
infectious disease (传染病), swine flu (猪流感). The disease has spread over the country. It has
killed 159 people and caused 4,000 to become sick 3 .
What is swine flu? Swine flu is a disease that causes
respiratory (呼吸的) illness in pigs. It spreads to people in
two ways. People catch the virus after being with infected(被感染的)pigs, or they get it from an infected 4
. The disease spreads in the same way 5 human
flu, through coughs and sneezes and then touching the nose or mouth. However,
it 6 be spread by eating pork.
People who have caught swine flu will have a fever, a
cough, a sore throat and body aches. In most cases, the infection makes people
unwell but their lives will not be 7 .
A few governments around the world have advised their
citizens not to visit 8 . Some countries have begun checking
air travelers for the disease and have set up quarantines (隔离) for people who might be infected. Russia, China and
other countries have banned (禁止) buying pork from
Mexico, 9 the flu cannot be caught by eating the meat.
Health experts advise people to wash their hands
frequently(频繁地), to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay
at home if they feel 10 .
1. A.stop to do B.stop doing C.go to do D.go on doing
2. A.catching B.taking C.owning D.curing
3. A.last month B.in the past C.a month ago D.in the past
month
4. A.pig B.person C.dog D.country
5. A.like B.as C.for D.in
6. A.can’t B.can C.must D.will
7. A.in safety B.in hunger C.in danger D.out of danger
8. A.Mexico B.America C.China D.Russia
9. A.but B.though C.while D.because
10. A.tired B.happy C.hungry D.ill