Keeping safe: not as hard as you think.

　 Everyone is talking about bird flu. Yes, it is a very dangerous illness that could make people very sick. It will be 　26　 　months still before we have good medicine 　27　 　bird flu.

　But that doesn’t　 28　 　you can’t do anything to prevent(预防)it now.

　 So far, all the people who have caught bird flu have been those who touched sick chickens or their 　29　 　. So it’s a good idea for people 　30　 　living chickens.

　 “People 　31　 　go to the markets to buy living chickens to eat, but now they have to 　32　 　that habit(习惯),” said Peter Cordingley, a WHO expert(专家).

　 But if you do touch a sick bird, remember 　33　 　your hands carefully with soap 　34　 　Experts also say having good habits and a healthy body will help 　35　 　you safe from bird flu. For example, do not buy or eat birds that 　36　 . Do not eat anything that has touched raw(生的) meat. Also, don’t forget to open your windows often and exercise every day. 　37　 enough sleep is also very important for 　38　 　illness. If you feel sick, see a doctor as soon as possible.

　 　　39　 , no one 　in China has bird flu. But WHO says children under 12 years old could easily get sick with bird flu.

　 Try to stay away from people who have the flu, and always cover your mouth and nose when you　 　40　 　.

　 26. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. a little

　 27. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

　 28. A. mean　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　　　 D. realize

　 29. A. houses　　　　　　　　　　 B. droppings(粪便)　　　 C. eggs　　　　　 　　 D. food

　 30. A. to stay out of　　　　　 B. to stay off　　　　 C. to stay over　　　　　　　 D. to stay away from

　 31. A . are used to　　　　　　 B. used to　　　　　　　 C. used　　　　　　　　　 D. have used to

　 32. A. give　　　　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn

　 33. A. washes　　　　　　　　　 B. to wash　　　　　　 C. washing　　　　　　 D. washed

　 34. A. for ever　　　　　　　　　 B. just now　　　　　　 C. right away　　　　 D. ever since

　 35. A. keep　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to get　　　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 D. keeping

　 36. A. has been checked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. have been checked

　　 C. has checked　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. have not been checked

　 37. A. Get　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Have　　　　　　　　 C. Got　　　　　　　　　 D. Getting

　 38. A. getting　　　　　　　　　 B. fighting　　　　　　 C. winning　　　　　　 D. beating

　 39. A. In the past　　　　　　　 　　 B. From then　 on　　 C. Since then　　　　 D. So far

　 40. A. laugh　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cough　　　　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　　　 D. sleep

25. -We’ll do what we can ____English well this term.

-It’s time for you to work hard.

　 　A. study　 　　　　 　B. to study　　 　　　　 C. be studied　　 D. be studying

24. I remembered ________ your umbrella here yesterday. Maybe you put it somewhere.

A. bring 　　　　B. to bring　　　 　C. bringing　　　 　　D. brought

23. It’s well _____ that the earth _____ around the sun.

A. know; goes　 　B. knew; going 　C. knows; going 　　D. known; goes

22. ________we work, __________ we’ll learn maths.

A. The harder, well　　　　　　 B. The harder, the better

C. The hard, the better　　　　　 　D. Harder, Better

21. I can’t say _____ I want to see you again. It’s two years since I saw you last .

A. how long　　 　B. how often　　 C. how soon　　 D. how much