One Good Reason to Let Smallpox Live
It's now a fair bet that we will never see the total extinction of the smallpox virus.The idea was to cap the glorious achievement of 1 980, when smallpox was eradicated in the wild, by destroying the killer virus in the last two labs that are supposed to have it —— one in the US and one in Russia?If smallpox had truly gone from the planet, what point Was there in keeping these reserves?
__51__reality, of course, it was naive to __52 __ that everyone would let __53__ of such a potent potential weapon.‘Undoubtedly several nations still have__54__ vials. __55__ the last“official”stocks of live virus bred mistrust of the US and Russia, __56__ no obvious gain.
Now American researchers have __57__ an animal model of the human disease, opening the __58__for tests on new treatments and vaccines.So once again there's a good reason to__59__ the virus——just in __60__ the disease puts in a reappearance.
How do we __61__ with the mistrust of the US and Russia? __62__.Keep the virus __63__ international auspices in a well-guarded UN laboratory that's open to all countries.The US will object, of course, just as it rejects a multilateral approach to just about everything.But it doesn't __64__the idea is wrong.If the virus __65__ useful, then let's make it the servant of all humanity——not just a part of it.
51. A) In B) On C) At D)For
52. A)know B) imagine C) realize D)be aware
53. A)to go B) going C) go D) went
54. A) much B) more C) most D) a few
55. A)And B) While C) Whereas D) Although
56. A)since B) for C) because D) of
57. A)looked for B) sought C) found D) talked about
58. A)method B) road C) street D) way
59. A)keep B) put C) destroy D) eradicate
60.A)need B) case C) necessity D) time
61.A)handle B) tackle C)deal D) treat
62.A) Difficult B) Hard C) Safe D) Simple
63.A) under B) in C) on D) for
64.A)say B) mean C) state D) declare
65.A) will be B) would be C) is D) are
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