单项选择题According to the passage, virgin-soil epidemics can be distinguished from other catastrophic outbreaks of diseases in that virgin-soil epidemics ______.

A.recur more frequently than chronic diseases
B.involve populations with no prior exposure to a disease
C.usually involve a number of interacting diseases
D.are less responsive to medical treatment than are other diseases


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2.单项选择题No one can expect to fully enjoy the adulthood privileges until be is ______.

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4.单项选择题It is stated in the passage that starting from 22, ______.

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6.单项选择题The period of adolescence is much longer in industrial societies because ______.

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D.ceremonies for adolescence have lost their formal recognition and symbolic significance

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A.Radio and television
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10.单项选择题Road courtesy is good sense because ______.

A.it minimizes quarrels
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