How to Avoid the Coronavirus? Wash Your Hands
As a New York Times correspondent in China, I _______ the SARS outbreak in 2002 and 2003 during which a _______ coronavirus was first detected in Guangdong. My two children attended _______ school in Beijing throughout the outbreak.
The International School of Beijing, where my children were _______ , was one of the few in the capital that stayed _______ throughout the SARS outbreak.
The school _______ a bunch of simple precautionary _______: a stern note to parents _______ them not to send a child to _______ who was sick and warning them that students would be ________ for fevers with ear thermometers(耳温枪/耳温计) at the school door. There was no ________ of food at lunch. The teacher led the kids in ________ hand washing throughout the day at classroom ________, while singing a prolonged “hand washing song” to ________ they did more than a cursory(马虎;草率) pass under the tap with water only.
With those precautions ________, I observed something of a public ________ miracle: Not only did no child get SARS, but it seemed no student was sick with anything at all for ________ on end.
The World Health Organization ________ the SARS outbreak contained in July 2003. But, oh, those ________ persisted. The best first-line defenses against SARS or the novel coronavirus or most any virus at all are the ones that Grandma and ________ taught us, after all.
1.A.witnessed B.covered C.interviewed D.experienced
2.A.new B.latest C.novel D.strange
3.A.middle B.high C.elementary D.kindergarten
4.A.patients B.partners C.classmates D.students
5.A.open B.close C.lock D.control
6.A.organized B.instituted C.founded D.arranged
7.A.laws B.policies C.agreements D.notices
8.A.urged B.persuading C.warning D.reminding
9.A.hospital B.park C.school D.clinic
10.A.screened B.measured C.estimated D.figured
11.A.sharing B.robbing C.eating D.throwing
12.A.always B.frequent C.occasion D.time
13.A.desks B.chairs C.pipes D.sinks
14.A.forced B.reminded C.ensure D.encouraged
15.A.in place B.in power C.in order D.in need
16.A.behavior B.health C.study D.life
17.A.months B.days C.years D.hours
18.A.told B.announced C.reported D.declared
19.A.hobbies B.interests C.habits D.characters
20.A.common ground B.common property C.in common D.common sense
I'd advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their earnings — ____________.
A.nothing great is easy B.nothing comes from nothing
C.a bad penny always turns up D.a penny saved is a penny earned
Some famous online shopping platforms have taken action in a wide range of fields to ensure consumers can buy highquality and ________ goods.
A.artificial B.authentic C.confidential D.correctional
During my first year abroad, I was so busy studying and meeting new people that I did not phone my parents as often as I ________.
A.should B.would C.should have D.would have
After my divorce, Ann was the only one ________ to listen to my problems, and I am forever in her debt.
A.preparing B.prepared C.to prepare D.having prepared
After she became ill, I felt ______ with her—she was cheery while I felt gloomy.
A.out of tune B.out of breath C.out of curiosity D.out of mind