Its now affair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus. The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1980, when smallpox was eradicated in the wild, by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs the are supposed to have itone in the US and one in Russia. If smallpox had truly gone from the planet, what point was there in keeping these reserves?
____1____ reality, of course, it was nave to ___2___ that everyone would let _____3_____ of such a potent potential weapon.1 Undoubtedly several nations still have _____4_____ vials. _____5_____ the last official stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia,2 ______6_____ no obvious gain.
Now American researchers have ____7_____ an animal model of the human disease, opening the ____8____ for tests on new treatments and vaccines. So once again theres a good reason to _____9_____ the virusjust in ____10____ the disease puts in a reappearance.
How do we _____11_____ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? ____12____. Keep the virus _____13_____ international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory thats open to all countries. The US will object, of course, just at it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything. But it doesnt ____14____ the idea is wrong. If the virus _____15______ useful, then lets make it the servant of all humanitynot just a part of it.
1. A) In B) On C) At D) For
2. A) know B) imagine C) realize D) be aware
3. A) to go B) going C) go D) went
4. A) much B) more C) most D) a few
5. A) And B) While C) Whereas D) Although
6. A) since B) for C) because D) of
7. A) looked for B) sought C) found D) talked about
8. A) method B) road C) street D) way
9. A) keep B) put C) destroy D) eradicate
10. A) need B) case C)necessity D) time
11. A) handle B) tackle C) deal D) treat
12. A) Difficult B) Hard C) Safe D) Simple
13. A) under B) in C) on D) for
14. A) say B) mean C) state D) declare
15. A) will be B) would be C) is D) are
____1____ reality, of course, it was nave to ___2___ that everyone would let _____3_____ of such a potent potential weapon.1 Undoubtedly several nations still have _____4_____ vials. _____5_____ the last official stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia,2 ______6_____ no obvious gain.
Now American researchers have ____7_____ an animal model of the human disease, opening the ____8____ for tests on new treatments and vaccines. So once again theres a good reason to _____9_____ the virusjust in ____10____ the disease puts in a reappearance.
How do we _____11_____ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? ____12____. Keep the virus _____13_____ international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory thats open to all countries. The US will object, of course, just at it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything. But it doesnt ____14____ the idea is wrong. If the virus _____15______ useful, then lets make it the servant of all humanitynot just a part of it.
1. A) In B) On C) At D) For
2. A) know B) imagine C) realize D) be aware
3. A) to go B) going C) go D) went
4. A) much B) more C) most D) a few
5. A) And B) While C) Whereas D) Although
6. A) since B) for C) because D) of
7. A) looked for B) sought C) found D) talked about
8. A) method B) road C) street D) way
9. A) keep B) put C) destroy D) eradicate
10. A) need B) case C)necessity D) time
11. A) handle B) tackle C) deal D) treat
12. A) Difficult B) Hard C) Safe D) Simple
13. A) under B) in C) on D) for
14. A) say B) mean C) state D) declare
15. A) will be B) would be C) is D) are
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