专业八级改错练习 第112期

In the Russian city of Elista, an infected husband transmitted
the AIDS virus to his wife, who then gave birth an infected child. __1__
The baby became ill and taken to the hospital, where needles used __2__
on the infant were reused, transmit the virus to more than 50 other __3__
children.
This case illustrates one of the most frightened aspects of the __4__
AIDS epidemic—its spread from the “high-risk” groups to their
sex partners. “The proportion of AIDS cases transmitted by heterosexual
contract is on the raise,” said Meade Morgan, chief of CDC. __5__
And if the number of cases will plateau or ultimately grow larger __6__
than the original epidemic among homosexual men is uncertain.
And the media have run stories suggesting casual heterosexual
sex carry very little risk. That is a dangerous notion. __7__
As of August 31, 1989, the CDC has reported 3300 cases of
heterosexuality transmitted AIDS, excluding those in people born
in Africa, where heterosexual contact is regarded to be the major __8__
pathway. This is three percent of all US cases reported in date. __9__
The number of heterosexually transmitted AIDS cases have doubled __10__
in the past 15 years.