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(B)The W.H.O., founded in 1948, is responsible for taking on a wide range of globalhealth issues, from obesity to primary health care. But since the world’s health needs faroutstrip the financial contributions of the W.H.O.'s 194 member nations, those prioritiescompete.       The threat of emergent infectious diseases jumped high onto that list 20 years ago,when an outbreak of plague in India created a (65.) , sending about 200,000people fleeing. The next year in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebolakilled about 245 people. With fears of cross-border infections high, a new urgency arose:improving the world’s ability to stop outbreaks.       The W.H.O. took the lead, at the request of its member nations. A crew ofpassionate outbreak veterans (66.) a unique department, using an early form ofelectronic crowdsourcing to detect outbreaks and dispatching experts to the field. Threeyears after the effort solidified, the W.H.O. played a big role in responding to a clusterof deadly pneumonia cases in Asia. The new virus became known as SARS, and it wascontained within the year, with most cases occurring in China.       Soon, the global financial crisis struck. The W.H.O. had to cut nearly $1 billionfrom its proposed two-year budget, which today stands at $3.98 billion. The cuts forceddifficult choices. More emphasis was placed (67.) efforts like fighting chronicglobal ailments, including heart disease and diabetes. The whims of donor countries,foundations and individuals also greatly influenced the W.H.O.'s agenda, with gifts,often to advance specific causes, far (68.) dues from member nations, whichaccount for only 20 percent of its budget.
65.
(A) panic
(B) pannier
(C) panacea
(D) panorama

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答案：A
難度：適中0.679245
統計：A(36),B(3),C(5),D(5),E(0)

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