—         he is ill,         he goes to school．

A．Although; but         B．Because; so            C．Although; /         D．Because; /

    People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空調(diào))as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使難過)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢復(fù))．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack

  People often fall ill because of me. However, they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own   36  . A tired person may get caught, especially when he goes to  37  places with polluted air.  A sudden change in  38  is another factor(因素).In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner(空調(diào))as soon as they return home. They will catch a cold easily.

    My latest victim is an   39   Student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though he was   40   , he still went to the cinema. Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.

    I took this golden chance to attack him. He tried to get rid of me, but l was already reproducing deep in his throat(咽喉).He kept sneezing and his nose was running.   41   he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work because there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept upsetting(使難過)him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but  42   .

    The next day he couldn't go to school. He had lost his appetite(胃口)and was not as active as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his recovery(恢復(fù))．

    For two days he was  43  by his mother. As he rested more, his defense(防御)strengthened and I began to feel the pressure. I knew I had to leave him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I   44   every effort to fight back. Unfortunately, it was my turn to feel disappointed now, for his defense system was starting an all-out   45   against me. I became weaker and finally my time was over.

    Do you know what I am?

36. A. business           B. responsibility          C. excuse                  D. fault

37. A. cleaned            B. crowded                C. controlled       D. covered

38. A. temperature      B. season                   C. place              D. condition

39. A. humorous        B. easy-going             C. energetic        D. selfish

40. A. excited             B. tired                      C. interested       D. worried

41. A. Since               B. Once                     C. Whether         D. Although

42. A. managed          B. failed                     C. refused          D. succeeded

43. A. looked             B. trained                   C. nursed                  D. avoided

44. A. tried                B. brought                 C. did                 D. paid

45. A. action              B. attraction               C. attention         D. attack