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John Snow was ____famous doctor in London—so expert that he attended ____Queen Victoria as her personal physician.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London — so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people __________ (expose) to cholera, __________ was the deadly disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died whenever there was __________ outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never __________ (control) until its cause was found.

He became interested in two theories that __________ (possible) explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated around until it found its victims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease __________ their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the __________ (affect) people died. He suspected the second theory was correct __________ he needed evidence.

So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his __________(enquire). As the disease spread quickly through poor neighborhoods, he began to gather information. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He determined __________ (find) out why.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London, 1. was so expert that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he was famous for 2.(defeat) “King Cholera”.

Cholera was a 3.(dead) disease and neither its cause nor its cure 4.(understand). John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve the problem. He suspected that people absorbed this disease into their bodies when 5. (have) their meals. So when another severe outbreak hit London, he began his enquiry. He found that many victims6.(link) to the outbreak were near the water pump, so he had the handle7.(remove). Soon afterwards the disease slowed down. He drew a 8. (conclude) that the polluted water was 9.(blame).

The water companies were instructed not to expose people 10.polluted water any more. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so1., indeed, that he attended Queen Victoria as her personal 2.. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people 3.to cholera.

First there was England.　　 Wales was4. to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people refer to England you find Wales5.as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain".Happily this was accomplished without6. when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.

At first my new surroundings were difficult to7.. The air seemed thin, as though its combination of gases had little oxygen 8.. Hit by a9. of fresh air, my head ached. Just as I tried to make the necessary10.to this new situation, Wang Ping appeared.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London-so1.,indeed,that he2.Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became3.when he thought about helping ordinary people4.to cholera.This was the deadly disease of its day.Neither its cause nor its5.was understood.So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak.John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem.

First there was England.Wales was6.to it in the thirteenth century.Now when people7.to England you find Wales8.as well.Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain".Happily this was accomplished without9.when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well.Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland10.in the same peaceful way.

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John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so1 , indeed, that he2  Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people 3 to cholera. This was the4  disease of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the 5  and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled until its cause was found.

At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen 6  the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman 7 discovered the cause. He noticed the 8 of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The 9 was simple but very unusual. A bird had 10  the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.

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John Snow was 1.____ expert doctor in London in the 19th century. At that time a lot of people were infected with cholera and died , so he was 2. ____ (determine) to find the cause of it so that he could help those3.____ (expose) to it .He began to gather information when another outbreak hit London in 1854. He marked on the map the exact places 4.____ the dead people had lived and found that most of5.____ (die )were near a water pump .After careful investigations John Snow announced6.____ certainty that water 7.____ (carry ) germs was 8.____ (blame) for the spreading of cholera . In order to prevent this 9.____ (happen) again , he suggested that the source of all the water supplies 10.____ (examine) and instructed the water companies not to allow people to drink the polluted water any more . At last “King Choler” was defeated .

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1.John Snow was a famous doctor in London and he attended Queen Victoria as her personal p .

2.So many t___ of terrified people died every time there was a break.

3.The cholera outbreak was so s____ that more than 500 people died in ten days.

4.John Snow suggested that the source of all the water supplies be e____.

5.With this extra evidence John Snow was able to a____with certainty that polluted water carried the virus.

6.Now when people refer to England you find Wales i____ as well.

7.However, the s______ part of Ireland was unwilling and break away to form its own government.

8.England is the largest of the four countries, and for c____ it is divided roughly into three zones.

9.The first i_____, the Romans, left their towns and roads.

10.You must keep your eyes open if you are going to make your trip to the United Kingdom enjoyable and w_____.

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John Snow was an expert doctor who attended Queen Victoria 1. her personal physician. However, he was well-known for his defeat of “King Cholera”. During the mid-19th century, London suffered a series of cholera outbreaks. 2.(expose) to the deadly disease, many thousands of 3.(terrify) people died every time there was an outbreak. John was determined to help them. He believed the disease 4.(absorb) into people’s bodies through meals and he needed evidence to prove his idea. In 1854, when there was 5. outbreak in London, he was ready to begin his enquiry. He gathered the information and marked on a map the exact places 6. all the dead people had lived. With the help of the map, he found that in two particular streets, the outbreak was 7.(extreme) severe. He did further research and found the polluted water from pump was 8.(blame). He immediately told the astonished people not to drink the water. Later, John found supporting evidence from two other deaths linked to the Broad Street outbreak. So, he was able to announce with 9.(certain) that cholera was spread by germs. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source of all the water sources 10.(examine). Finally, King Cholera was defeated.

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Have you heard of John Snow in the times of Queen Victoria? John Snow___1._____ was a famous doctor attended Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people___2.____ (expose) to cholera. This was the ___3._____(dead) disease of its day. Neither its cause _4._____ its cure was understood, ____5.____ many thousands of terrified people died. John Snow realized that cholera would never____6.____(control) until its cause was found. He began to gather the information, for which he made __7._____ map. He marked the exact place where the dead had lived on it . As a _8._____, he found out the cause of cholera and suggested the source of all water supplies be examined ___9._____(immediate). Thanks _10.______him, “King Cholera” was defeated .

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