No antibiotics have been proved to be 100% effective in treating SARS so far. The only effective way to get rid of it is by ourselves. It likes a prolonged battle between the viruses and our immune response. In fact, viruses couldn't kill all the immune cells in a health individual. The stronger the immune function you have, the less the viral injury you get. Therefore, the degree of sickness after infection and the rate of recovery mainly depend on how strong your immune function is.

　　You cannot avoid the infection unless you avoid from those infected individuals/area. But, you can try your best to boost up your immune function by several regimes. Make sure you are "extremely healthy" at least during this critical period. Stronger immune function could keep the viral damage minimal even you were so unluckily being infected. Also, stronger immune function delays the onset of any detrimental effects from the viral infection. Scientists are now working on tracking the treatment and so make sure you are still surviving until an effective treatment occurs. 177

　　1. According to the author, what is the effective way to get rid of SARS?

　　A. by ourselves

　　B. in a prolonged battle

　　C. to kill all the immune cells in a health individual

　　D. to be stronger

　　2. According to the author, the degree of sickness after infection and the rate of recovery mainly depend on

　　A. how strong your are

　　B. how old you are

　　C. severe the illness is

　　D. the strength of your immune system

　　3. How to avoid the infection of SARS? You may follow all the following EXCEPT

　　A. keeping away from those infected individuals

　　B. keeping away from those infected area

　　C. boosting up your immune function

　　D. keeping extremely healthy all the time

　　4. Scientists are now working on tracking the treatment

　　A. detecting all sorts of flaws in DNA

　　B. fixing all sorts of flaws in DNA

　　C. treatments that delay the attack of the disease

　　D. artificial version of the protein

　　5. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

　　A. genetic engineering

　　B. genetic screening

　　C. a new technology

　　D. application of genetic engineering

　　參考答案：D D D B D