On September 11th 2001，when al-Qaeda（阿富汗恐怖組織）attacked America，almost 3，000 people died.In response the government（1）CC national security and.jye.ai better or worse，struck a new balance between liberty and security.Today，On the 20th（2）BB of 9/11 roughly 3，100 people in America died because of covid-19.Another 3，100 died on September 12th.And again on the 13th.
By our estimates，based on excess deaths，the pandemic has（3）DD-860，000 lives in America.Yet measures to stop the virus by compulsory vaccination，which the Biden government announced on September 9th，are being regarded as（4）AA liberty. "This is still America，" tweeted Tate Reeves，the governor of Mississippi， "and we still believe in freedom from tyrants（暴君）." That is fatally wrong.The details of the Biden command could be improved on，but in democracies public health sometimes requires some（5）BB.
Across the world，governments are using pressure of one sort or another to（6）DD vaccination.That should be no surprise.Ever since vaccines were invented，the state has asked some people to be treated to（7）CC viruses such as yellow fever.The justification for this practice was（8）BB by America's Supreme Court as long as 1905：even if in most cases you are free to refuse treatment，you are not thereby free to infect other people.
The question is whether each country's requirement is proportionate.But what should not be in doubt is the danger（9）AA by the Delta variant of covid-19.It is too infectious to be stopped simply by tracking cases.Vaccinated people，especially the elderly，gradually lose protection.Treating the unvaccinated cost ﹩-3.7 bn in America，or ﹩20，000 a patient，in August -- a waste of（10）AA.
For all these reasons，your（11）BB about vaccination is everyone's business.It matters that only 63% of Americans aged over 12 have had two doses of a vaccine.Delta's rapid spread through the population can be slowed by vaccination，（12）CC hospitals overload and protecting vulnerable vaccinated people.
A survey of over 50 countries found that over half of unvaccinated respondents said they will not get a（13）AA.Governments cannot rely on orders alone to get them to（14）DD.Instead，they also need to address their country's particular（15）BB：Turks doubt covid-19 vaccines will work，while Americans worry about side-effects.
| （1） | A．omitted | B．demanded | C．examined | D．swept |
| （2） | A．separation | B．a(chǎn)nniversary | C．figure | D．catalogue |
| （3） | A．threatened | B．composed | C．outnumbered | D．claimed |
| （4） | A．a(chǎn)gainst | B．beyond | C．including | D．despite |
| （5） | A．sincerity | B．a(chǎn)uthority | C．specialty | D．celebrity |
| （6） | A．eliminate | B．modify | C．transplant | D．promote |
| （7） | A．break down | B．put up with | C．keep away from | D．get down to |
| （8） | A．regulated | B．illustrated | C．motivated | D．a(chǎn)ctivated |
| （9） | A．posed | B．spotted | C．resisted | D．dumped |
| （10） | A．means | B．conditions | C．sources | D．a(chǎn)wards |
| （11） | A．motivation | B．option | C．vision | D．composition |
| （12） | A．bossing | B．overtaking | C．sparing | D．foreseeing |
| （13） | A．shot | B．disease | C．license | D．germ |
| （14） | A．win their heart | B．lose their temper | C．risk their life | D．change their mind |
| （15） | A．positions | B．concerns | C．crises | D．terms |
【答案】C；B；D；A；B；D；C；B；A；A；B；C；A；D；B
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