W: Well, there is not too much you can do about the flu, you know. The best thing you can do is to stay home. It’ s best to stay away from other people, so why don’ t you take a couple of days off from work
M: Yes, I will. And do you think I should stay in bed and rest
W: It’s not really necessary to go to bed. Just as long as you stay indoors and rest. You know, watch TV or read.
M: I see. Nothing too active, huh And is it a good idea to drink a lot
W: Yes, you need to drink lots of liquids. That’ ll help. Now you won’ t feel very hungry, but when you do eat, just eat a little. Don’ t have a big meal. That way it’ ll be easier to rest.
M: OK. Are you going to give me a prescription
W: No, I’ m afraid there is really no medicine for the flu. You just have to rest and wait for it to go away. Medicine won’ t really do any good.
Passage Two
Too much eating. Too many unhealthy foods. Too many advertisements for food. Too little activity.
Different explanations are offered for America’s weight problem--a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight.
Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in physical education class. Injuries increased 150% between 1997 and 2007.
he study involved injuries treated in hospital emergency departments. Only 2% were serious. The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories.
Lara McKenzie from Ohio State University was the lead researcher. She says one possibility is a decrease in the number of school nurses during the period they studied. For example, a 2004 study sho
A. not common outside the United States of America
B. also a headache in other countries
C. caused by too many advertisements for food
D. neglected in many countries
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