section I Use of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)

　　The outbreak of swine flu that was first deteccted in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on june 11,2009. It is the first wotldwide cpidemic__1__by the World Health Organization in41years.

　　The heightened alert __2__an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp pise in cases in Australia.and rising __3__in Britain ,japan,Chile and elsewhere.

　　Bur the epiemic is “__4__”in severity. According to Margaret Chan. The organization’s director general,__5__the overwhelming majorty of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and full recovery. Often in the__6__of any medical treatment.

　　The ourbreak came to gobal__7__in lafe April2009.when Mexican authorities noted an unusually latge number of hospitalizations and deaths__8__ healthy adults. As much ofMexico City Shut down at the height of a panic,cases began to__9__in New York City.the southwestem United States and atound the world.

　　In the United States, new cases seemed to fade__10__warmer weather arrived.But in late September 2009,officials reported there was__11__flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the__12__tested are the new swine flu. Also known as(A)H1N1,not seasonal flu.In the U.S.,It has__13__more than one million people,and caused mone than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.

　　Federal health officials ___14___ Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began __15__ orders from the atates for the new swine flu vaccine.The new vaccine,which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is__16__ ahead of expectations.More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009,though most of those __17__doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type,which is not __18__ for pregnant women,people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties,heart disease or several other__19__.But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk groups;health care workers,people __20__infants and healthy young people.

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　　2.[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted

　　3.[A]digits [B]numbers [C]amounts [D]sums

　　4.[A]Moderatre [B]normal [C]unusual [D]extreme

　　5.[A]With [B]in [C]from [D]by

　　6.[A]Progress [B]absence [C]presence [D]favor

　　7.[A]Reality [B]phenomenon [C]cincept [D]notice

　　8.[A]Over [B]for [C]among [D]to

　　9.[A]stay up [B]crop up [C]fill up [D]cover up

　　10.[A]as [B]if [C]unless [D]until

　　11.[A]excessive [B]enormous [C]significant [D]magnificent

　　12.[A]categories [B]examples [C]patterns [D]samples

　　13.[A]imparted [B]immersed [C]injected [D]infected

　　14.[A]released [B]relayed [C]relieved[D]remained

　　15.[A]placing [B]delivering [C]taking [D]giving

　　16.[A]feasible [B]available [C]reliable [D]applicable

　　17.[A]prevalent [B]principal [C]innovative [D]initial

　　18.[A]presented [B]restricted [C]recommended [D]introduced

　　19.[A]problems [B]issues [C]agonies [D]sufferings

　　20.[A]involved in [B]caring for [C]concerned with[D]warding off