TASK 2 He is a handsome boy. He has golden hair and a pair of big blue eyes. But he looks very sad. He is thin and weak because he suffers from AIDS. In healthy human bodies, the immune system protects us from disease. But when one gets the AIDS virus in his/her body, it attacks and destroys the immune system, and the body then is helpless against diseases. And the patient will die of this or that disease. But you don’t have to worry too much about being with the boy. The AIDS virus can’t live outside his body, and it can’t travel through the air. You don’t need to be afraid to touch him, either. Children with AIDS need help from other children. They need to have friends to play with. Let’s try our best to do something for them.. 6. The boy has ____________. A. golden hair and brown eyes B. golden hair and blue eyes C. black hair and brown eyes D. black hair and blue eyes 7. We can use the following to describe the boy EXCEPT ________. A. sad B. thin C. weak D. ugly 8. The boy is unhealthy because he _________. A. is dying B. suffers from a serious disease C. can’t play with other children D. is sad 9. What do we know about AIDS virus? A. It can live outside the body. B. It can move through the air. C. People can get it by shaking hands. D. It makes our body helpless against disease. 10. Other children can help him by __________. A. being his friends B. leaving him alone C. sending him to hospital D. giving him some money to buy medicine

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