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Please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand when you cough or sneeze. Afterwards, you should say, “Excuse me.” This is a rule I set for my students.
It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do
this. In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth. I hate travelling by underground in New York during cold and flu season because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck.
One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs (病菌) along to everything and everyone they touch.
In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you don’t cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out. We say “Bless you” when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say “Gesundheit”. That means “Good health to you.” Both expressions are said just in case you didn’t cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The kids love finding out the origins of these expressions and it encourages them to put the advice to use more often.
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C
) 1. After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to
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A. go home and have a good rest
B. go to see a doctor as soon as possible
C. wash their hands as soon as possible
D. say “Good health to you”
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A
) 2. What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and say sorry.
B. Don’t cough or sneeze in front of people.
C. Many people cough or sneeze on the underground train.
D. Don’t stand beside someone who coughs or sneezes.
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D
) 3. From the passage we can know the writer of this passage must be
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A. a doctor
B. a student
C. a reporter
D. a teacher
(
B
) 4. According to the passage, the writer would like the kids
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A. to be in better health
B. to have good manners
C. to do well in exams
D. to be polite to adults
