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Since March 2020, routine childhood immunization services have been disrupted on a global scale that may be
unprecedented since the inception of expanded programs on immunization in the 1970s. Fifty-three percent of the 129
countries where data were available reported moderate-to-severe disruptions, or a total 41 of vaccination services
during March-April 2020.
“Immunization is one of the most powerful and fundamental disease prevention tools inthe history of public health,”
said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Disruption to immunization programmes from the
COVID-19 pandemic 42 to unwind decades of progress against vaccine-preventable diseases like measles.”
“At the 4 June Global Vaccine Summit in London, donors will 43 their support to the Vaccine Alliance to
sustain and accelerate this lifesaving work in some of the most vulnerable countries. From the bottom of my heart, I urge
donors to fully fund the Alliance.”
The reasons for disrupted services 44 . Some parents are reluctant to leave home because of restrictions on
movement, lack of information or because they fear 45 with the COVID-19 virus. And many health workers are
unavailable because of restrictions on travel, or redeployment to COVID response duties, as well as a lack of protective
equipment.
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Turns out that “coupling” doesn’t just mean “pairing” in the traditional sense, but is also a catchphrase when it
comes to finances. As we head into wedding season, it’s especially relevant. Because as much as you may think no two
people have ever been more in love than you are, the truth is that it could be less than smooth sailing ahead if you’re not
on the same page when it comes to financial matters. “Couples have a veryhard time talking about money,” Joan Atwood,
a Hofstra University professor of marriage and family therapy, bemoaned on an NPR “Money Coach” segment on the
issue. “I would say it’s the last taboo.”
You have probably discussed life goals in a dreamy sort of way while dating, but turning those reveries into reality
requires habitually saving to pay for them and to finance your later retirement years. This is most likely one thing you
may not have thought of at a time when the median ages, respectively, for brides and grooms are 29 and 31. “While
people may come into a marriage with their own assets, they need to take some time after the wedding to sit down and
start getting organized as a couple,” advised a famous investment company.
One thing that needs to be done is be transparent about your personal finances. There’s nothing that says you have
to put all your cash into a joint account – but at the very least you’d be “less than truthful” by not divulging any
outstanding debts – and then figuring out, together, how to pay them down. It is also important that you two develop a
way to retain vital information in case a sudden need arises. To truly mark your financial coupling, you might consider
using a trustworthy online service that lets you store, access and share all your new family’s important records and
documents anywhere via a web browser or an app. With all the other things on their to-do lists, newlyweds typically
don’t focus on all the important financial and other documents they need to begin married life on a solid footing, but it
will make things easier for them from the start, as well as through the years as they have even more joint documents to
retain – including those related to perhaps buying a house and having children.
46 In what tone is this passage written?
Informative. Ironical. Pessimistic. Subjective.
47 Which of the following is closest in meaning to “on the same page” in the first paragraph?
Reading the same book. Agreeing on something.
Predicting the future. Texting each other.
48 According to the passage, what is often the last taboo among newlyweds?
Revealing past relationships. Discussing personal finances.
Receiving marriage and family therapy. Bemoaning on the NPR Money Coach.
49 What would be the best title for this passage?
Disadvantages of Coupling Finances for Brides and Grooms.
Everything Newlyweds Should Know about Coupling Finances.
ATrustworthy Online Service for Financial Coupling.
Newlyweds Refusing Coupling Finances as Family Therapy.
50 According to the passage, which of the following needs to be avoided by newlyweds?
Being truthful by opening up to each other. Retaining vital information via an online service.
Hiding any outstanding debts from each other. Reviewing financial documents to begin married life.