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Task 7 Overall Comprehension
Watch a video clip “Hepatitis B Affecting Millions of Chinese” twice and choose the best answer to each of the questions below.
1. All of the following are mentioned about 46-year-old Greg Zhang EXCEPT _______.
A) he works in California’s Silicon Valley
B) he has got infected with hepatitis B
C) he was concerned about a CT scan
D) he is recovering from a recent operation
2. Zhang became infected with hepatitis B_______.
A) at birth from his mother
B) by unsterile needles
C) through unsafe sex
D) by blood transfusion
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Zhang’s younger brother?
A) He became infected with hepatitis B atbirth.
B) He had no symptoms until it was toolate.
C) He was told he had advanced livercancer.
D) He finally got a liver transplant in Shanghai.
4. Those infected with hepatitis B needto _______.
A) be aware that hepatitis B can be cured with medicines
B) take antiviral medicines to keep thevirus in check
C) focus on efforts to avoid contact with other people
D) know the signs of early stages of liver cancer
5. According to Dr. Samuel So, there’s ahuge burden of disease in China because _______.
A) millions of people are chronically infected
B) most people are vulnerable to hepatitis B
C) hepatitis B virus can cause liver cancer
D) most people are not vaccinated against it
