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第 21 至 30 題為題組The 1918 influenza epidemic, which occurred during World War I, was one of the mostdevastating health crises of the _20_th century. Between September 1918 and June 1919, more than600,000 Americans died of influenza and pneumonia, making the epidemic far more _21_ than thewar itself. The influenza hit Americans in two waves. The first wave attacked the army camps and wasless fatal than the second. The second wave arrived in the port city of Boston in September 1918 withwar _22_ of machinery and supplies. Other wartime events enabled the disease to _23_ thecountry quickly. As men across the nation were joining the _24_ to serve the country, they broughtthe virus with them everywhere they went. In October 1918 alone, the virus killed almost 200,000. Inthe following month, the end of World War I resulted in an even _25_ spread of the disease. Thecelebration of the end of the war with parades and parties was a complete disaster from the standpointof public health. This _26_ the spread of the disease in some cities. The flu that winter wasdestructive beyond imagination as millions were_ 27_ and thousands died. In fact, it caused manymore deaths than any of the other epidemics which had _28_ it.Medical scientists _29_ that another epidemic will attack people at some point in the future.Today’s worldwide transportation makes it even _30_ to control an epidemic. Therefore, doctorsadvise that we continue to get our annual flu shots in order to stay healthy.
(A) military
(B) crisis
(C) harder
(D) wider
(E) deadly (FAB) come across(GAC) shipments (HAD) infected ( IAE) preceded ( JBC ) warn (KBD) accelerated (LBE) sweep through
21.

參考答案

答案：E
難度：困難0.3125
統計：A(6),B(7),C(15),D(12),E(20)

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