Mexicanpeoplehaveatraditionofgreetingeachotherwithhandshakesandkissesonthecheek(脸频).Butrecentlygovernmentofficialsaskedpeopleto1this.Theyhavealsoclosedschoolsandmuseumsandadvisedpeopletostayathome.
Thisistostoppeoplefrom2aninfectiousdisease(传染病),swineflu(猪流感).Thediseasehasspreadoverthecountry.Ithaskilled159peopleandcaused4000tobecome3inthepastmonth.
Whatisswineflu?Swinefluisadiseasethatcausesrespiratory(呼吸的)illnessinpigs.Itspreadstopeopleintwoways.Peoplecatchthevirusafterbeingwithinfected(被感染的)pigsortheygetitfromaninfected4.Thediseasespreadsinthesameway5humanfluthroughcoughsandsneezesandthentouchingthenoseormouth.Howeverit6bespreadbyeatingpork.
Peoplewhohavecaughtswinefluwillhaveafeveracoughasorethroatandbodyaches.Inmostcasestheinfectionmakespeopleunwellbuttheirliveswillnotbein7 .
Afewgovernmentsaroundtheworldhaveadvisedtheirpeoplenottovisit8 .Somecountries
havebeguncheckingairtravelersforthediseaseandhaveseparatedthepeoplewhomightbeinfectedorareinfected.RussiaChinaandothercotintrieshavestoppedbuyingporkfromMexico9theflucannotbecaughtbyeatingthemeat.
Healthexpertsadvisepeopletowashtheirhandsfrequently(频繁地),tocovercoughsandsneezesandtostayathomeiftheyfeel10 .
( )1. A. continue B. avoid C. change D. encourage
( )2. A. catching B. taking C. owning D. curing
( )3. A. healthy B. well C. dead D. sick
( )4. A. pig B. person C. dog D. country
( )5. A. like B. as C. for D. in
( )6. A. can’t B. can C. mustn’t D. must
( )7. A. safety B. hunger C. danger D. peace
( )8. A. Mexico B. America C. China D. Russia
( )9. A. but B. though C. while D. because
( )10. A. sad B. happy C. hungry D. ill