"More than 40 million children in 23 developing nations will be likely to have lost one or both of their parents by 2010. Most of these deaths will be the result of the HIV/AIDS and complicated(复杂的)illness," Brian Atwood, a US official said. Meanwhile, since the first reported death of a child by AIDS in Los Angeles 15 years ago, almost 3 million children under 15 are said to have caught the disease worldwide, and at least 1 000 are dying each day.

   "In countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, HIV/AIDS is pulling years of progress in economic and social development," he added.

   "Life expectancy(期待；期望) which has been steadily on the rise for the last thirty—will drop to 40 years or less in nine African countries by 2020. "

    Atwood said serious work to help stop children from dying in developing countries was being wiped out.

   "In all 23 countries included in this study, AIDS-related death will take away the gains made in child survival over the past 20 years. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, children's death rates will likely double. "

1. According to the news, the writer worries most about_______.

  A. grown-ups　　   B. children　　　　 C. Americans　　    D. old people

2. AIDS is developing fast in_________.

 A. Europe　　　　   B. North America    C. poor countries　　 D. rich countries

3. The first child who died of AIDS lived in_________.

  A. England　　　　 B. Russia　　　　   C. Japan　　　　    D. America

4. AIDS is not only causing millions of deaths to human beings, but also_________.

  A. speeding the development of society　　   B. slowing down the development of society

  C. polluting the air　　　　　　　　　　    D. breaking the balance of nature

5. The underlined words "wiped out" means_________.

  A. cleared out　　   B. rubbed away　　  C. dried up　　　　  D. destroyed

Washington—Nearly 40 million children in developing countries stand to lose one of both parents to AIDS over the next 13 years, and almost 3 million children under 15 have caught the disease worldwide, US experts said.

　　 "More than 40 million children in 23 developing nations will be likely to have lost one or both of their parents by 2010. Most of these deaths will be the result of the HIV/AIDS and complicated(复杂的)illness," Brian Atwood, a US official said. Meanwhile, since the first reported death of a child by AIDS in Los Angeles 15 years ago, almost 3 million children under 15 are said to have caught the disease worldwide, and at least 1 000 are dying each day.

   "In countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America, HIV/AIDS is pulling years of progress in economic and social development," he added.

   "Life expectancy(期待；期望) which has been steadily on the rise for the last thirty—will drop to 40 years or less in nine African countries by 2020. "

    Atwood said serious work to help stop children from dying in developing countries was being wiped out.

   "In all 23 countries included in this study, AIDS-related death will take away the gains made in child survival over the past 20 years. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, children's death rates will likely double. "

1. According to the news, the writer worries most about_______.

  A. grown-ups　　   B. children　　　　 C. Americans　　    D. old people

2. AIDS is developing fast in_________.

 A. Europe　　　　   B. North America    C. poor countries　　 D. rich countries

3. The first child who died of AIDS lived in_________.

  A. England　　　　 B. Russia　　　　   C. Japan　　　　    D. America

4. AIDS is not only causing millions of deaths to human beings, but also_________.

  A. speeding the development of society　　   B. slowing down the development of society

  C. polluting the air　　　　　　　　　　    D. breaking the balance of nature

5. The underlined words "wiped out" means_________.

  A. cleared out　　   B. rubbed away　　  C. dried up　　　　  D. destroyed