Everyone knows hand washing is important. But a new study shows how washing yore" hands (67) , and at the right time, can have a big impact on your family’s risk of getting sick. Most studies on hand washing focus on (68) and food service workers. But this month’s American Journal of Infection Control focuses on washing hands at (69) as a way to stop infections from (70) Several studies show hands are the single most important (71) route for all types of infections. Even though most people know to wash their hands after using the toilet or handling a diaper (尿布), studies (72) many people are still ending up with germs on their hands. One study looked in homes of (73) recently vaccinated against polio (脊髓灰质炎). After vaccination, the virus is (74) to be shed in the baby’s feces (粪便). Researchers found the virus on 13 percent of bathroom, living room and kitchen surfaces. (75) the virus from the vaccine didn’t pose a health risk, feces-borne viruses can (76) through the home. Doorknobs and toilet flush handles are key (77) of germ transmission in the home. That’s why people should focus on cleaning such surfaces (78) and always wash their hands after touching them. In one study, a (79) touched a door handle contaminated with a virus. He then shook hands (80) other volunteers, and spread the virus to six people. The study authors note that the timing of hand washing is key. It’s (81) to wash hands after using the toilet, before eating or handling food. Other crucial times for hand washing are after (82) a diaper or cleaning up after a pet, or after touching garbage cans, dish rags and utensils that may have come (83) contact with raw food. While it may be hard to (84) that something as simple as regular hand washing can make a difference in your family’s health, consider what happened during the 2003 outbreak of SARS. The outbreak (85) extensive public and community health measures, including regular hand washing. Not only was the SARS outbreak contained, (86) other cases of illnesses dropped sharply.
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Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage. Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rein without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage—a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far. We know from the passage that ______.
A. exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal
B. the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
C. radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D. astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage
Where did most immigrants come from between 1820 and 19737 Most immigrants came from .
How many immigrants were permitted to enter the country between 1820 and 1973 immigrants were permitted to enter the country between 1820 and 1973.
There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among "situations vacant", although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among "situations wanted", although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job. "Contact us before writing your application", or "Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history" is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae( or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right. There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. "Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams," was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, and everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest. Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. "Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for." was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview. There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae. Nowadays a demand for this specialized type of service has been created because ______.
A. there is a lack of jobs available for artistic people
B. there are so many top-level jobs available
C. there are so many people out of work
D. the job history is considered to be a work of art