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6. | In the winter, the wind blows ___ across the frozen lake. It doesn't stop blowing until spring. | 9. | Would you like your steak ___, medium, or well done? (I'd like it without antibiotics, pesticides, and hormones.) | 11. | The ___ guard is a useful device that helps keep salads free from people's saliva, snot, and germs. (Well, it helps a LITTLE.) | 12. | You can ___ all kinds of germs, bacteria, and viruses every time you cough or hand someone folding money. | 13. | One way that people ___ contagious diseases is by not washing after using the bathroom. | 16. | If you ___ your doctor's instructions, you might be sorry. (You might be dead!) | 19. | ___, such as penicillin, fight infectious diseases. But bacteria are adjusting to ___, which aren't effective as they used to be. | 20. | Young people can't imagine ___ people having sex. (Yuck!) | 21. | They think that the 100-year-old bridge collapsed simply because of metal ___. (Everything tires out eventually.) |
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1. | Except for the ___ visitor, the new car lot was completely empty. (Blame it on the economy.) | 2. | Just as there are good and bad people, there are good and bad ___ living in your intestines and your mouth. | 3. | Sometimes it's impossible to treat the cause of a disease; doctors can only treat the ___s. (Because they don't know the cause!) | 4. | Herpes is just one example of a sexually transmitted ___ (STD). (There are others, of course--be careful!) | 5. | The husband had his ___ of what happened and his wife had her ___ of what happened. (There are two sides to every story.) | 7. | People rarely know if their coworkers or classmates have an active form of ___ (TB). | 8. | Your doctor will ___ medication for you; take the prescription to your local pharmacist. | 10. | Generally, a child ___ from an injury or a disease more rapidly and fully than an adult. | 14. | You will lose your ___ if you're sick or sad. (You might still be thirsty, however.) | 15. | Some people are naturally more ___ to diseases and infections than other people. | 17. | Some researchers think that in the future there will be a ___ for every disease, including all forms of cancer. | 18. | The temperature during the winter does not ___ much--it's usually about 30 degrees all day every day. |
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