Author: Peter-Wang-Mobile-2026

Notes:
smallpox 天然痘，ほうそう;
vaccination ワクチン接種;

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These days there are many terrible diseases in the world: AIDS, SARS, Ebola, and MERS. When I was growing up, there was another dangerous disease called smallpox. Every year, it killed about 2 million people. Now, no one has this disease. How was it stopped? Countries around the world worked hard and gave people vaccinations. They were so successful that on October 26, 1977, only one person was found with smallpox. He was the last person who had this disease, and he survived. I hope the world can do the same with other dangerous diseases. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Here is a list of things that people in different countries do in the autumn. Can you match the activities to the countries?
(1) People go out and pick wild mushrooms.
(2) Hunting for turkeys is popular.
(3) People make baked stuffed apples.
(4) There are festivals after the rainy summer months.
(5) Autumn is from February to April.
(6) It is a good time to go swimming at the beach.
(7) The cows are brought down from the mountains.
Here are the countries: South Africa, France, Switzerland, Canada, Egypt, Britain, India.

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