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ith it C. the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students D. she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students54. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test. B. There were four math problems on the test. C. You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question. D. The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.BHANGZHOU, April 4 (Xinhua) —Another H7N9 bird flu case has been confirmed in east China39。s Zhejiang Province, the provincial health department said Thursday, bringing the country39。s total number of cases to 10.The patient is a 64yearold man from Huzhou City. He became ill on March 29 and was admitted to a hospital in Huzhou on March 31.On Thursday, medical experts confirmed that he was infected with the H7N9 bird flu strain after the provincial center for disease control and prevention said late Wednesday that he tested positive for the virus. An investigation has found that all 55 people who had close contact with the man have not showed any abnormal clinical symptoms, the department said. So far, China has confirmed 10 H7N9 cases — four in Jiangsu Province, two in Shanghai Municipality, one in Anhui Province and three in Zhejiang. The two patients in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang have died. Health authorities and hospitals in many Chinese provinces have been on high alert for H7N9 cases. In Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province, which neighbors Zhejiang, five hospitals have been selected and ordered to be ready to treat H7N9 patients, though no cases have been reported there. China39。s health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation to the World Health Organization (WHO) in regards to human infections of the new strain of bird flu.On Wednesday afternoon, the National Health and Family Planning Commission distributed prevention and control plans and technique directives(指示)to health institutions nationwide. So far, the sources of infection have not been clear, but based on past experiences and recent epidemiological (病理學(xué)的) studies, the sources could be poultry or the secretion and excrement from poultry, according to the plan.The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no humantohuman transmission of H7N9 has been discovered and no epidemiological connection between these cases has been found.55. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. China is on high alert for H7N9 cases. B. The 10th H7N9 infection case has been confirmed in China. C. China has promised transparency and cooperation to the WHO. D. China distributed prevention and control plans. 56. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. Four H7N9 cases have been confirmed in Zhejiang including the old man. B. People who had close contact with the man are infected with bird flu too. C. So far three people have died of H7N9 bird flu. D. China kept back the truth of human infections from the WHO.57. In which province have no H7N9 bird flu cases been reported so far? A. Jiangxi. B. Anhui. C. Zhejiang. D. Jiangsu.58. We can learn from the passage that ______. A. H7N9 bird flu can spread from human to human. B. Poultry are the sources of H7N9 bird flu. C. All the cases confirmed are not connected. D. Experts don’t definitely know the sources of H7N9 bird flu.CWomen consistently lie on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter to make their lives appear more exciting, a survey has found.Researchers found that at least one in four women exaggerated(夸大) or distorted(扭曲) what they are doing on social media once a month. The survey of 2000 women found they mostly pretended to be out on the town, when in fact they are home alone, and polished an exotic(異國的) holiday or their job.The most mon reasons for women to write “fibs” included worrying their lives would seem “boring”, envy at seeing other people’s more exciting posts and wanting to impress their friends and acquaintances.Psychologists suggested that as people attempt to “stay connected” on social media, they can in fact “paradoxically(自相矛盾地)” be left “more isolated”. They also said that “the more we try to make our lives seem perfect, the less perfect we feel”.According to the OnePoll survey, one third of women surveyed admitted to “dishonesty” on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter at some stage.Almost one in four admitted to lying or exaggerating about key aspects of their life online between one and three times a month while almost one in 10 said they lied more than once a week.Nearly 30 percent of women lied about “doing something when I am home alone”, almost a quarter overstated their alcohol consumption while one in five were not truthful about their holiday activities or their jobs. Almost one in five women even lied about their “relationship status”.“We work very hard presenting ourselves to the world online, pretending and attempting to be happy all the time which is exhausting and eventually unfulfilling,” said Dr Michael Sinclair, a leading British consultant psychologist.“Leaving out the less desirable imperfections of our lives from the co