Question

People often fall ill because of me.1___________, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 2__________.A tired person may get 3___________, especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 4________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 5__________, he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

I seized this golden chance to 6____________him .He reacted ,trying to 7__________me , but I was already 8___________deep in his throat. He kept sneezing and his nose was running. 9__________he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept 10____________him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 11_________ .

The next day he couldn’t go to 12__________. He had lost his appetite and was not as 13_________as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 14_________

For two days he was 15_________by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the 16_________. I knew I had to 17________him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. 18__________, it was my turn to feel 19_________now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became 20__________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. appearance

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

20. A. bigger              B. weaker                   C. smaller                      D. stronger

Answer 1

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