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The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, is a “threat” to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the BBC．
A woman is being treated for ‘ Ebola-like’ symptoms at the Queen Elizabeth’s Hospital in Hong Kong after recently returning from a trip to Africa.
The woman has been given the all-clear after testing negative for Ebola, according to South China Morning Post.
The 39-year-old woman was kept in isolation while undergoing tests, but a hospital source said she did not have the virus and was in a stable condition.
Ebola virus first emerged in 1976 in outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Zaire and Sudan. Ebola that broke out in Zaire has one of the highest case fatality rates (病死率) of any human virus, roughly 90%.
Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea, fever, weakness, headache and sore throat. Those struck down can also suffer internal and external bleeding. The virus is spread through human contact. There is no cure.
21．Which city in the text has the highest death rate by Ebola?
A．Hong Kong. B．London. C．Sudan. D．Zaire.
22．What could we infer from the text?
A．The woman was tested positive for Ebola.
B．People suffering Ebola virus will not bleed.
C．Ebola virus can be got from person to person.
D．Scientists have found the solution to the virus.
23．The text is taken from ________.
A．a news report B．a story C．a notice D．an advertisement
