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[填空题]A previously unknown disease, SARS has entered our daily vocabulary. Now we live in its (36) While SARS has taken center stage, an ancient and more infection disease is (37) its ugly head. That disease is panic or irrational fear.
We need to have a healthy fear for SARS and to take prudent steps in preventing its spread. But panic fear creates (38) it fears. The panic which is generated by SARS will weaken our immune system which (39) us more susceptible to this dreaded disease.
While SARS is known to be (40) through close personal contact, fear is transmitted through all forms of media, including email. Only an infected SARS patient can transmit SARS to others. But fear can be transmitted by anyone, sometimes even with the best of intentions. As we know, fear about it does hurt us. So, how do we (41) with fear
Admit our fear and keep moving forward by living our lives as normally as possible while
[单项选择] AIDS
The disease AIDS has become the leading cause of death among young adults in America. Much recent American culture deals with people living with or dying of AIDS. The story of AIDS and its effect on American life is not story today on the VOA Special English program THIS IS AMERICA.
AIDS is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The human immunodeficiency virus called HIV is believed to cause AIDS. There is no cure. People who get the disease will die. AIDS itself does not kill. However, it attacks and destroys the body’’s defense system that fights against infection. When this happens, a person has little ability to fight off many other diseases including pneumonia, cancer and tuberculosis.
A recent government report says AIDS is the leading cause of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. The report says deaths caused by AIDS in this age group have increased every year since the disease was first recognized in 1981.
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