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D .via 3. A .die of B .die out C .pass away D .die down 4. A .known B .available C .ready D .discovered 5. A. as B. as if C. like D. even if There is no cure (4) ______for the disease and AIDS patients have to deal with the fact that they might die young. Unfortunately, AIDS also frightens others. All too often, people treat AID patients (5)____ they were bad or dangerous. Because of (6) _____knowledge about how it gets transmitted, there are (7) ____people who have contracted HIV in China and the number is increasing. 6. A. a lack of B. short of C. none of D .a little 7. A .a great number B .a great deal of C. a great many D .a great amount of the text after class. the Inter and get more information about AIDS.