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Topic :A deadly outbreak of bird flu : the words and phrases Member 李佳嵘 张成威 苏华东 宋灵芝 : the background : questions and answers :comments and suggestions 1、avian influenza bird flu, avian flu 禽流感；家禽流行性感冒 2、surveillance [s?vel?ns]监督监视 Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion 3、poultry 家禽 4、antiviral drugs [?nt?va?r(?)l]抗病毒药物 5、isolate vt. 使隔离；使孤立；使绝缘 To set apart or cut off from others 6、mortality rate [m??t?l?t?]死亡率 Death rate 7、transmission 传递 The act or process of transmitting 8、vaccine [v?ksin]疫苗 9、tenuous [tenj??s]贫乏的稀薄的 Having a thin consistency 10、swine flu [swa?n]猪流感 11、pandemic全国流行的 Widespread; general. 12、quarantine [kw?r?nti?n]隔离 To isolate in or as if in quarantine 13、hoard囤积 A hidden fund or supply stored for future use 14、solidarity团结一致 A union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; fellowship of responsibilities and interests death What is H7N9？ virus Protein RNA disease Bird flu Variation What is protein? RNA 苏华东 A)Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements. The first deaths from the virus, H7N9, took place in __________ (A)Shanghai in March. ( B)Shanghai in April. (C)Shandong in March. 2.Officials acted after the virus was found in local_________ pigeons. (B)chickens. (C)ducks. 3.In ____ officials have made anti-viral medicines available at lower prices for the public. (A)Beijing . ( B)Shanghai. (C) Taiwan . B)True or False Questions. 1.( )Researchers have identified exactly how the disease spreads. 2.( )The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says this is the first time that this version, H7N9, has been found in humans. 3.( ) Malik Peiris says many less severe cases of this avian flu outbreak may go recognized. 4.( ) “Learning from H5N1 once people work closely with poultry ,they will get infected. A F F T F C A Answer Comments and suggeetions t