Do you know that it is your own immune system working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system and the virus is strong enough too, you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms( 症状) ?

Vitamin C won't stop a cold

It is claimed that Vitamin C helps by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only slightly reduces the rime of symptoms.

Staying indoors won't protect you

One of the most likely sources of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 47% of desktops, 46% of computer mice and 45% of telephones had cold viruses on them.

Wrapping up warm won't protect you

Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to another. And the distinct peak in colds(感冒高峰) is in September and early January, which is likely due to the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter vacation.

Old granny's chicken soup is right

Granny's chicken soup is an old cure for colds since a long time ago. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones.

1. It is ______ that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold.

A. the virus itself                    B. Vitamin C

C. the terrible cold symptom            D. your own immune system

2. "Staying indoors won't protect you" tells us that ______ indoors.

A. there are many desks                 B. there are many telephones

C. there are many cold viruses          D. there are many computer mice

3.The distinct peak in colds is in September and early January. That's because______.

A. it's in autumn and winter               

B. the weather is cool, wet and cold

C. students return to schools and colleges 

D. viruses can jump from one person to another more easily

4.Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones. The underlined word "efficient" means _____ in Chinese.

A. 有效的     B. 美味的     c. 值钱的     D. 方便的

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。

Autumn is a season of both harvest and planting. Similarly, when we step into college, we harvest the hard work from high school, and at the same time, we plant hope for our f 1..

Farmers take care of the plants and irrigate(灌溉) them with much e 2.. We college students should also make full use of our time and work hard so t__3.___we can have a good harvest when we graduate.

Yangzhou University is a good place to plant our dreams. A___4.__ a student of Yangzhou university, I always feel proud and lucky to have a c__5.___ to study here. It is a college w 6. long history. People around me always c__7.__ for me, encourage me, and give me love.

Every year in autumn, my college w__8.__ new students and guides them to realize their dreams. They’ll spend the best time of their lives to look for the v__9.___of life here. I believe that Yangzhou University students will make great achievements someday, because our college is like a__10.___ and we will harvest what we plant here.

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
【小题1】______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.