Multiple choice

Fill in the numbered blank (i).

Sneezes, coughs, watery eyes, running noses and sore throats, are common _____(i)_____ that mark a person _____(ii)_____ with the common cold. The common cold is a viral infection that seems _____(iii)_____. The reason is that antibiotics and ordinary medicines cannot treat a viral infection. One_______(iv)_______ reason is that the conditions, under which we say that somebody has caught a cold, can be _______(v)______ about by a range of viruses that list more than a hundred.

  1. reasons

  2. diseases

  3. symptoms

  4. factors

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Symptom - a phenomenon that arises from and accompanies a particular disease or disorder and serves as an indication of it.