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       The most common disease in the world is the cold. It often starts with a sore throat (嗓子痛) .You sneeze and your nose runs. You usually have a headache too. Often you have a cough. It’s not a serious disease,but you can feel quite ill.

       There isn’t a cure (特效藥) for a cold,but you can take medicine (藥) to make you feel better. It is good to rest,and to drink a lot of water,too. A doctor once told me ^“With the right medicine,a cold will last for seven days. With no medicine,it will still go on for a whole week!^”

       Where does our medicine come from? A long time ago,people understood that some plants made them feel better. They ate certain parts of plants,like the leaves,the fruit,or the seeds (籽) . For example,the juice of lemons makes a sore throat feel better.

       In modern times,scientists have studied these plants,and found out what chemicals (化學(xué)物質(zhì)) are in them. Much of our medicine today is made from those chemicals.

        There are some diseases which we can't cure (治愈) yet. And nobody has found a cure for old age. But because of modern medicine,most of the people live longer than their grandparents.

() 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the cold?

   A. The cold can last a week.

   B. You ll have a running nose when having a cold.

   C. We may catch a cold sometimes.

   D. Some medicine can help you cure the cold much more quickly.

() 2. When you have a cold,you’d better not .

   A. drink much water   B. have more sleep

   C. drink the juice of lemons   D. do much exercise

() 3. What can we learn from the text?

   A. Some of the plants are medicine themselves.

   B. We can cure old age now.

   C. Every one of us lives much longer than our grandparents.

   D. All the medicines are made from chemicals in the plants.

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