People often fall ill because of
me. 36 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their
own 37 . A tired person may get 38 , especially
when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 39
is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the
air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic
student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though 40 .
He still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower
immediately.
I seized this golden chance
to 41 him. He reacted, trying to 42
me, but I was already 43 deep in his
throat. He kept sneezing(打喷嚏) and his nose was running. 44 he put
on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us. Besides,
his sore throat kept 45 him, and he developed a cough
to force me and my family out, but 46 .
The next day he couldn't go to 47
.He had lost his appetite and was not as 48 as
before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C,
which would help his 49 .
For two days he was 50
by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I
began lo feel the 51 . I knew I had to 52
him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and
I made every effort to fight back. 53 , it was
my turn to feel 54 now, for his defense system
was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 55
and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
1. A. Therefore B.
Besides C. However
D. Then
2. A. business B.
responsibility C. excuse
D. fault
3. A. punished B.
blamed C. caught
D. killed
4. A. temperature B.
season C. place
D. condition
5. A. excited B.
hurt C.
late D. tired
6. A. injure B.
bother C. attack
D. destroy
7. A. get on with B.
get rid of C. put
up with D. take hold of
8. A. reproducing B.
waiting C. hiding
D. disappearing
9. A. Since B.
Once C.
Whether D. Although
10. A. reminding B.
upsetting C. comforting
D. influencing
11. A. escaped B.
succeeded C. regretted
D. failed
12. A. bed B.
work C.
school D. hospital
13. A. peaceful B.
afraid C.
active D. happy
14. A. recovery B.
development C. study
D. growth
15. A. protected B.
nursed C. scolded
D. affected
16. A. loss B.
operation C.
pressure D. movement
17. A. leave B.
catch C.
forget D. beat
18. A. Uncertainly B.
Unsuccessfully C. Unusually D.
Unfortunately
19. A. painful B.
disappointed C. nervous
D. ashamed
A.
bigger B. weaker C.
smaller D. stronger