With the onset of the winter season, man's natural enemies, the common cold and the flu, arrive with full force. It seems that the fluctuations in temperature and weather are guarantees that coughs and sneezes will spread inflecting germs among family and friends. More than 100 different types of bacteria can cause a cold, and doctors sometimes use antibiotics to treat bacterial colds. However, there are an equal number of viruses that can cause influenza, and modern science offers no drug capable of curing vital infections. In most cases, the best advice is the usual prescription: get plenty of rest, drink a lot of fluids, and be prepared to suffer for three to ten days. Some home cures help to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu. Mother's chicken soup, rich in fats and oils, helps to revitalize a tired body and to soothe a sorethroat. Garlic, containing the active ingredient allicin, has long been used to fight off the effects of bacteria and viruses. Hot toddies consisting of small amounts of liquor mixed with honey, sugar and lemon juice can relieve soreness and draw out cold germs. Finally, recent evidence suggests that large doses of vitamin C not only boost the immune system before a cold arrives, but also relieve cold symptoms after they have set in.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer to each question.

What is the main idea of this passage?

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• We couldn't find a taxi _____ we walked home.

• “If I were you, I would take the job,” said my room-mate. 

• Twenty five dollars…..too much to pay for that shirt. 

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• She was going very fast _________ she was in a hurry.

• I would like __________ somewhere different for a change.

• Did he tell you           ?

• The bread was too stale to eat

• Unless someone has a key, we cannot get into the house

• How long haven't you seen Peter? This sentence means:                      .

• London is famous for _____ red buses.

• We can learn from the text that today           

• The early impresssionist artists painted……. 

• The murderer was ________ yesterday.

• “Shall I make you a coffee?” the girl said to the lady. 

• The oranges are not in the basket. They are _________ the table.

   

• According to the passage, what is believed to be an important aspect of defining group identity?

• Barbara didn’t wear the raincoat, so she got a cold. 

• It was thought that the accident was caused by human error.