A letter to Hero School Weekly

Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1 bird flu. But that doesn’t  mean you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now.   So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their  2 . So it’s a good idea for people  3 living chickens.

“People  4  go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to change  that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）. But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 5 your hands carefully with soap right away .  Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you  6  safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that    7  . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day.   8  enough sleep is also very important for beating illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 9 , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 10  .

1.                A．to             B．for            C．at   D．in

2.                A．houses         B．droppings(粪便)  C．eggs D．food

3.                A．to stay out of    B．to stay off       C．to stay over    D．to stay away from

4.                A．are used to      B．used to         C．used D．have used to

5.                A．washes         B．to wash         C．washing  D．washed

6.                A．keep           B．to get          C．got  D．keeping

7.                A．has been checked B．have been checked   C．has checked    D．have not been checked

8.                A．Get            B．Have           C．Got  D．Getting

9.                A．In the past      B．From then on    C．Since then D．So far

10.               A．laugh          B．cough          C．cry   D．Sleep

   Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be some months still before we have good medicine 1  bird flu. But that doesn’t 2   you can’t do anything to prevent（预防）it now.

  So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their 3  . So it’s a good idea for people 4   living chickens.

   “People   5   go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to 6   that habit（习惯）,” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert（专家）.

   But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 7  your hands carefully with soap 8    Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help you 9  safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 10   . Do not eat anything that has touched raw（生的） meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day.   11   enough sleep is also very important for 12   illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible. 13   , no one in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu. Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you 14  .

1. A. to                             B. for                           C. at                            D. in

2. A. mean                           B. see                           C. think                 D. realize

3. A. houses                         B. droppings（粪便） C. eggs              D. food

4. A. to stay out of         B. to stay off                C. to stay over     D. to stay away from

5. A .are used to                B. used to               C. used              D. have used to

6. A. give                             B. take                         C. change                     D. turn

7. A. washes                        B. to wash                    C. washing            D. washed

8. A. for ever                       B. just now                   C. right away         D. ever since

9. A. keep                            B. to get                       C. got                   D. keeping

10. A. has been checked                                           B. have been checked

   C. has checked                                                  D. have not been checked

11. A. Get                            B. Have                        C. Got                   D. Getting

12. A. getting                      B. fighting                  C. winning             D. beating

13. A. In the past                 B. From then on          C. Since then         D. So far

14. A. laugh                         B. cough                      C. cry                   D. sleep