1. ....... do you feel now?

a. Where. b. How well. c. What. d. How

2. We call the cold.........'common, because every year millions of people catch it

a. as. b. rỗng. c. to be d. as being

3. Is there a cure ......... the common cold?

a. on. b. with. c. for. d. of

4. Every year millions of people........... the cold

a. catch. b. are catching. c. will catch. d. are caught by

5. The......... of the cold are a runny nose, a slight fever, coughing and sneezing

a. appearances. b. cures. c. signs. d. symptoms

Your headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these _____ that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers ______ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less. Make your head intense, and stop your nose running for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far ______ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Althrough there is no cure or preventive medicine for cold, people have all kinds of ideas about _____ prevent and treat cold. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

1. A. diseases B. fevers C. cures D. symptoms

2. A. about B. from C. of D. with

3. A. it is B. they are C. there is D. there are

4. A. what B. why C. where D. how

C. READING (2.25 pts)

Exercise 06: (2.25 pts) Read the passage.

There (1)............... only one disease called common: The common cold. We call it the common cold (2)............... every year millions of people catch it. Everybody knows (3)...............: a runny nose, a (4)............... fever, coughing and sneezing. It is very unpleasant, but nobody knows a cure. Medicines called cold “cures” don’t call a cold, but they do relieve the symptoms. Whatever you do, your cold will last for a few days and then (5)................

a. Choose the correct answers.

24. a. is                                b. are                           c. was                          d. were

25. a. so                                b. because                    c. and                          d. but

26. a. problems                    b. things                      c. symptoms                d. activities

27. a. slight                           b. high                         c. hot                           d. common

28. a. cures                           b. relieves                    c. appears                    d. disappears

b. Answer the questions.

29. Which disease called common? → ………………………………………………………………………..……

30. Why do we call it the common cold? →…………………………………………………………………..……

31. What are the symptoms? → ……………………………………………………………………………………

32. How long will our cold last? →…………………………………………………………………………………

Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D). Write your answers on the answer sheet.

You have a headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these (1)............ that you have a cold, and you feel completely (2)................ . You are not sure if you will live through the day.

Everyone suffers (3)................ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious (4)................, but people spend over a billion dollars a year on diffierent kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough (5)................., make your head less intense, and stop your nose (6)............... for a while. However, it can't cure you cold. So far, (7)................ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it.

(8)................. there is no cure or preventive medicine for colds, people have all kinds of ideas about (9)................. to prevent and treat colds. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. (10)................... say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled, or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

1. A. diseases B. fevers C. cures D. symptoms

2. A. sad B. hungry C. miserable D. thirsty

3. A. from B. of C. with D. about

4. A. misery B. illness C. headache D. wrong

5. A. less B. fewer C. much D.more

6. A. walking B. jogging C. running D. flowing

7. A. it is B. there is C. they are D. there are

8. A. Although B. Because C. However D. But

9. A. what B. why C. where D. how

10. A. Other's B. Another C. Others D. Other

Your headache and you sneeze and cough. Your nose is all stuffed up, and it keeps running, so you have to blow it every few minutes. You know by these _____ that you have a cold, and you feel completely miserable. You are not sure if you will live through the day.
Everyone suffers ______ the common cold at some time or other. It isn't a serious illness, but over a billion dollars a year is spent on different kinds of cold medicine every year. This medicine can relieve the symptoms. That is, it can make you cough less. Make your head intense, and stop your nose running for a while. However, it can cure your cold. So far ______ no cure for the common cold and no medicine to prevent it. Althrough there is no cure or preventive medicine for cold, people have all kinds of ideas about _____ prevent and treat cold. Some people think that if you eat a lot of onions, you won't catch cold. Others say that you should avoid getting wet and chilled or you will catch cold. However, this is apparently not so.

your head aches and you sneeze and .... Your nose is all stuffed up , and it keeps running , so you have to blow it every few minutes . You know by these symptoms that you have a .... You feel very unpleasant . You are not sure if you will live through the day . Everyone may catch the ... cold at some time or other . It isn't s seruous ... , but people spent a billion dollars on different kinds of cold medicine every ......  This medicine can relieve the ...... It can make you cought .... , make your headach less intense , and top your nose running for a while . However , it can't ..... your cold .So far , there .... no cure for the common cold . there is no medicine to cure .... .

Read the passage and answer the questions

Heart disease kills more people in Britain than any other disease, including cancer. One adult dies every three minutes from heart disease. It is more common in men than women. Age is also important. 80% of people who die of heart attacks are 65 or older. But there are many things you can do to help your heart. Here are our top tips for a healthy heart!
- Do more exercise. Regular exercise is very good for your heart.

- Don't eat a lot of salt. We only need about 1g of salt a day. Most people eat about 6g!
- Eat more fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day).
- Don't drink a lot of alcohol, but a glass of red wine every day can be good for your heart.
- Lose some weight.

1. Which disease kills more people in Britain:cancer or heart attack ?

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2. How many adults die of heart disease in Britain every hour ?

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3. How many grams of salt is it good to eat every day ?

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4. How many portions of fruit and vegetables should we eat everyday ?

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5. Is alcohol always bad for your heart ?

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