When John heard screaming, he and his father rushed outside and discovered that Anne Slade, mother of three, was lying in her front garden bleeding very     1     (heavy). She was stabbed repeatedly with a knife by a man running from the scene.

It was John’s quick action and knowledge of first aid     2     saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of nearby people     3     bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some     4     (towel) and tape from their house. John used these to treat the most severe injuries to Ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying     5     (press) to the wounds until the police and ambulance arrived.

John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When     6     (congratulate) John, Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid skills he learned at school     7    (save) Ms Slade’s life. It shows that a knowledge of first aid can make     8       real difference.” Before receiving    9     (they) awards last night, John and the nine other Life Savers attended a special reception yesterday     10    (host) by the Prime Minister.

First Aid for Burns

The skin, which acts as a barrier against disease, toxins and the sun’s rays, is     1     essential part of your body and is its largest organ. So if your skin gets     2     (burn), it can be very serious. The cause of burns can be     3     (vary) things: hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity, acids and so on.

Depending on the     4     (deep) of skin damage, they are called first, second or third-degree burns. First-degree burns affect only the top few millimetres of skin and it turns white     5     pressed. Second-degree burns go below the top layer of the skin,     6     (include) burns caused by hot liquids. Third-degree burns affect every layer of the skin, and sometimes the tissue     7     it, which causes little or no pain if nerves     8     (damage).

We should do some first aid if burns happen. If the burns are slight, place burns under cool running water, which can stop the burning process and reduce the pain and swelling. If the burns are severe, remove any clothes using scissors unless it is stuck     9     the burn. If the victim is suffering     10     (bad), there is an urgent need to take him/her to the hospital at once.

China announced on Monday it will provide $2 billion over two years to help to battle COVID-19,       1       has affected over 7 billion people and taken over 300,000 lives     2       (globe) and with economic and social development in affected countries, especially developing countries.

    3     (give)   that   some   African   countries   have   weak   public   health   systems, supplying more material, technological and personnel support     4       them must be the top priority in COVID-19 response.

Since the outbreak, China       5       (send) a tremendous quantity of medical supplies and       6       (assist) as well as five Chinese     7     (medicine) expert teams to over 50 African countries. Besides, China is ready to work with the international community to help    8       hardest-hit countries under the greatest pressure from debt .

With the virus still raging, the most urgent task is       9       (make) all-out efforts in COVID-19 control and treatment. We must always put the people first ,       10     nothing in the world is more precious than people’s lives.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided that the novel corona virus outbreak is considered as an international public health emergency,    1    (set) off the global action to prevent the spread of the virus. It is the sixth time that WHO    2    (declare) such an emergency since 2005.

"The declaration is necessary because human-to-human infection has been confirmed in other countries.    3    virus has now been found in several other Asian nations and reached Australia, the United States and Europe as well”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "We would have    4    (probable) seen many more cases and deaths outside China by now without Chinese government's efforts and the progress they have made    5    ( protect) their own people and the people around the world."

"The speed with which China raced to the outbreak and isolated the virus is very    6    (impress) and beyond words, The Chinese government is to be congratulated for the extraordinary measures it has taken to control the outbreak despite the negative economic influence those measures are having    7    the whole Society.In many ways, China is actually setting a new standard for virus outbreak    8    ,(respond), and this is not an exaggeration (夸大),”he add WHO will offer member states a series of suggestion    9    are aimed at controlling the spread of the disease and giving support to    10    (affect) areas.

The novel coronavirus diseases（COVID-19）hit Wuhan , China, in early 2020, with the number of infected people     1     (rise) rapidly across the country. The viral disease that swept into most countries around     2     globe and killed thousands of people are officially characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, on 11 March, 2020.

COVID-19,     3     was reported, is genetically similar     4     the known bat coronaviruses. Wild animals sold for food were       5     (original) suspected to be the intermediary hosts of COVID-19 because many of the first individuals     6     (find) infected by the virus were workers at Huanan Seafood Market. The outbreak promoted a ban on the trade and     7     (consume) of wild animals in China.

The Chinese government and people demonstrated their responsibility with     8     (practice) actions. A strict national prevention and control program was swiftly put in place. Two specialized hospitals were built in less than 15 days.    9     (guarantee) that no family in need was left unattended to, community workers left no stone unturned in checking on every block. In those toughest days, donations in cash and kind     10     (make) to help battle the disease. Thanks to the joint efforts, everything is getting better and better.