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did the speaker take a taxi?25. How did the speaker feel about his trip to the museum?Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time you should listen for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Two more people have died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in China, making the death toll five out of eight human cases (26) reported so far in the country. The Ministry of Health has announced Wednesday the two (27) victims, first reported last month, were a 10yearold girl in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and a 35yearold man in eastern Jiangxi Province. They had died on December 16th and 30th (28) respectively after all medical treatment measures failed. A (29) spokesman for the Ministry says the current bird flu situation is “not optimistic”, and is calling on people to remain (30) vigilant.“Although there hasn’t been any humantohuman case of bird flu reported so far, as the danger of bird flu not only exists in China but also threatens other countries, (31) measures to prevent and control the epidemic must be (32) strengthened.” Among the eight human cases of bird flu in China, the (33) latest victim is a sixyearold boy from Central China’s Hunan Province, who is now in the hospital. The boy is in critical condition. The Ministry warns (34) human cases of bird flu may continue to increase in China if there are more bird flu outbreaks.The United Nations agriculture agency warns the bird flu virus (35) could bee widespread among animals in Turkey and pose a serious risk to neighboring countries. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says there have been more outbreaks than expected in Turkey.(36) The FAO also calls on Turkey’s neighbors to put surveillance and control measures in place and make sure the public is fully informed about bird flu risks. 5