"1918 the superbug"
a deadly influenza bug—called the spanish flu—kills 40 to 50 million people across the globe. more than 500,000 americans die. the flu is spread by soldiers returning home from world war i.
"spanish flu mystery may be solved! "
atlanta—october 5, 2005
a team of scientists has solved an 87-year-old mystery. the cause of the 1918 spanish flu, which killed 40 to 50 million people, has finally been identified.
what is the most likely reason the spanish flu receives so much attention, both from the author of this article and from the scientists studying it?
a)because it killed so many people
b)because it relates to world war i
c)because it was spread by scientists
d)because it was the oldest unsolved case

A) because it killed so many people.

Explanation: in the given excerpts from "1918 The Superbug" and "Spanish Flu Mystery May Be Solved!" we can see the description of how a influenza bug spread by soldiers returning home from World War I, killed 40 to 50 million people across the globe and took 87 years to scientist to discover the cause of the flu. From the given options, the most likely reason the Spanish flu receives so much attention, both from the author of this article and from the scientists studying it, is that it killed so many people.

A

Explanation:

i just took the test

answer:   a good wench, give it me.

iago

good girl, give it to me.

emilia

what will you do with ’t, that you have been so earnest

325to have me filch it?

emilia

and what are you going to do with it? why did you want it so much that you begged me to steal it?

iago

  why, what is that to you?

iago

what’s it to you?

emilia

if it be not for some purpose of import,

give ’t me again. poor lady, she’ll run mad

when she shall lack it.

emilia

if you don’t need it for some important reason, then give it back to me. poor lady, she’ll go crazy when she sees it’s missing.

iago

be not acknown on ’t,

330i have use for it. go, leave me.

iago

don’t admit to knowing anything about it. i need it. now go, leave me.

exit emilia

emilia exits.

i will in cassio’s lodging lose this napkin

and let him find it. trifles light as air

are to the jealous confirmations strong

as proofs of holy writ. this may do something.

335the moor already changes with my poison.

dangerous conceits are in their natures poisons

which at the first are scarce found to distaste,

but with a little act upon the blood

burn like the mines of sulfur.

i’ll leave this handkerchief at cassio’s house and let him find it.to a jealous man, a meaningless little thing like this looks like absolute proof. this handkerchief may be useful to me. the moor’s mind has already become infected with my poisonous suggestions. ideas can be like poisons. at first they hardly even taste bad, but once they get into your blood they start burning like hot lava.

enter othello

othello enters.

    i did say so.

340look, where he comes. not poppy nor mandragora

nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,

shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep

which thou owedst yesterday.

here he comes. no drugs or sleeping pills will ever give you the restful sleep that you had last night.

othello

    ha! ha! false to me?

othello

argh! she’s cheating on me?

iago

why, how now, general? no more of that.

iago

oh, general, , no more of that!

explanation: