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 SHEET I. (10 points 

The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009. It is the first worldwide epidemic I by the World Health Organization in 41 years 

The heightened alert 2 an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising 3 in Britain, Japan, chile and elsewhere 

But the epidemic is4 in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general, 5 the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a full recovery, often in the 6 of any medical treatment 

The outbreak came to global 7 in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noted an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths 8 healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to 9 in New York City, the southwestern United States and around 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) HiNl, not seasonal flu. In the U. S. it has 13 more than one million people, and caused more 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 states 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 availlable 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 

I. A. criticized 

B. appointed 

C. commented 

D.designated 

2.A. proceeded 

B. activated 

C. followed 

D. prompted 

3. A. digits 

B. numbers 

C. amounts 

D. sums 

C. unusual C. presence C. concept 12.A. categories C.injected C. taking C. reliable 

4. A. moderate 

B. normal 

D. extreme 

5. A. with 

B. in 

C. from 

D. by 

6.A. progress 

B. absence 

D. favor 

7.A. reality 

B. phenomenon 

D. notice 

8. A. over 

C. among 

B. for 

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 

B. examples C. patterns 

B. immersed 

D. samples 

13.A. imparted 

D. infected 

14. A. released 

B. relayed 

C. relieved 

D. remained 

15. A. placing 

B. delivering 

D.giving 

16. A. feasible 

B. available 

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