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WISDOM MISSION SCHOOL ADMISSION PROCEDURE
FOR JR. HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Thank you for choosing Wisdom Mission School for your child's future. We are committed W1 to pro v ide quality education w ith lo v e.S
Prospecti v e W2US Residents are welcome to apply for P1admission by submitting W3the following documents via e－mail, Fax, and US Mail to Wisdom Mission School：Wisdom Mission School
Admission Office
5851 Newman St.
Cypress, CA 90630
Contact W4us if you have any question：
Phone: 1－714－995－1900 1－562－833－2070
Fax: 1－714－995－1910
E－mail: w https://www.doczj.com/doc/9f2458903.html,@https://www.doczj.com/doc/9f2458903.html,
Required Documents for Jr. High/High School Students (Click to Download Forms)
Admission Application
Student Agreement (Rules and Regulations)
Transcript (Sent directly by previous school)
Essay on the reason for Admission to Wisdom Mission School
After you submit all the documents, and admission is appro v ed W5
Enrollment Agreement along w ith P2Tuition/Fees Payment
本文为应用文，讲述的是Wisdom Mission School 招生的步骤与过程，以及与该校相关的一些信息。
1．What do students have to get from their previous school?
A．Transcript. B．Student agreement.
C．Essay. D．Admission application.
答案：A细节理解题。根据题干要求，在文章中找到与previous school相关的信息，可知答案。
2.If your admission is approved you will ________.
A．Fax to 1－714－995－1910.
B．Finish the enrollment agreement along with Tuition/Fee payment.
C．Click to download forms.
D．Complete the forms.
答案：B细节理解题。根据“admission is approved”可以找到相关信息点，由此可得知答案。
3．How much is the enrollment fee if one couple has three children, and two will go to Elementary and another will attend High in Wisdom Mission School?
A．$1,100. B．$1,300.
C．$1,600. D．$1,800.
答案：C细节理解题。本题为运算题，相关的信息为表格中的内容，两个表Elementary 的费用按规定为“600＋300”。而另一个孩子attend High的费用是700，因此Enrollment 的费用为1600美元。
W重点词汇
1．commit v t. 犯罪，交托，承担义务
2．prospective adj. 未来的，预期的
3．submit v. 呈交，提交
4．contact n．/v t. 联系
5．approve v t./v i. 批准；赞成
P重点短语
1．apply for 申请
2．along with 沿着；连同……一起
S句式仿写
原文：We are committed to provide quality education with love.(provide sb. with sth.) 译文：我们会尽心尽力用爱心提供高质量的教育。
仿写：We are here to provide_the_public_with_a_service.
我们来这里是为公众服务的。
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[2016·河南八市质检]Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar W1month of the Chinese calendar, and end on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the Chinese calendar. Chinese Ne w Year's Day's date is calculated according to the Chinese lunar calendar.S In 2015 it's Thursday, February 19.
Many people clean their homes to welcome the Spring Festival. They put up the red posters with poetic verses on it to their doors, Chinese New Year pictures on their walls, and decorate W2 their homes with red lanterns. It is also a time to reunite with relatives so many people visit their families at this time of the year.
In the evening of the Spring Festival Eve, many people set off P1fireworks and firecrackers, hoping to cast away any bad luck and bring forth good luck. Children often receive lucky money. Many people wear new clothes and send Chinese New Year greetings to each other. Various W3 activities such as beating drums and striking gongs, as w ell as P2dragon and lion dances, are all part of the Spring Festival festivities.
The Spring Festival is a national holiday in China. Government offices, schools, universities and many companies are closed during the period from the Spring Festival Eve to the seventh day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. However, some enterprises such as banks often arrange for workers to be on shift duty. Public transport is a v ailable W4during the Chinese New Year period.
The red posters with poetic verses on it were initially a type of amulet (驱邪物), but now it simply means good fortune W5and joy. Various Chinese New Year symbols express different meanings. For example, an image of a fish symbolizes “having more than one needs every year”.
A firecracker symbolizes “good luck in the coming year”. The festival lanterns symbolize “pursuing the bright and the beautiful”．
春节是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，也是象征团结、兴旺，对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。从腊月23到正月15人们沉浸在欢乐的节日中。
4．The passage mainly tells us ________.
A．Chinese New Year is around the corner
B．what people usually do during Chinese New Year
C．how people treat each other on the special day
D．Chinese New Year witnesses the longest holidays
答案：B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者在文中主要讲述了中国的春节，以及在春节前后人们在做什么。
5．Traditionally Chinese New Year will last about ________.
A．23 days B．15 days
C．7 days D．25 days
答案：A细节理解题。依据第一段可知，春节始于腊月23日，到来年的正月15结束，历时23天的时间。
必修一 Learning to learn Questionnaire 问卷，调查表 Matter 要紧，有重大关系 Partner 合作者，搭档 Unit 1 Warm up Lifestyle 生活方式 *shepherd 牧羊人 Peaceful 平静的，和平的 Relaxing 轻松的，放松的 Stressful 充满压力的，紧张的 Suppose 认为，猜想 Lesson 1 *series 系列节目；系列 TV series 电视连续剧 Cartoon 卡通片，动画片 Talk show 谈话节目，现场访谈 *complain 抱怨；投诉 *couch 长沙发，睡椅 Couch potato 终日懒散在家的人 Switch 转换，转变 Switch on 把开关打开，接通 Switch over 转换频道，转变 Switch off 把关掉，关上 BBC= British Broadcasting Corporation 英语广播公司 Portable 轻便的，手提（式）的 Remote 遥远的 Remote control 遥控 *workaholic 工作狂 Paperwork 日常文书工作 Alarm 警报，警告器 Alarm clock 闹钟 Go off （铃，爆竹等）响 Take up 占据 Be filled with 充满着 Urgent 急迫的，紧急的 Document 公文，文件 Midnight 午夜，半夜 Bored 厌烦的，不感兴趣的 Lesson 2 Stress 压力 Studio 演播室，工作室Expert 专家 Suffer 遭受（痛苦），感到疼痛Suffer from 忍受，遭受Pressure 压力 Social 社交的，社会的 Reduce 减少，降低 Organize 组织 Diet 饮食，节食 Prefer 更喜欢，宁愿 Stand 忍耐，忍受 Lesson 3 Volunteer 志愿者 Graduate 毕业 Minus 零下，负 Basin 脸盆 Challenge 挑战 Support 支持，支撑 Dial 拨（电话号码） Design 设计 Advertisement 广告Presentation 表演，展示 *slove 解决，解答 Lesson 4 Accountant 会计，会计师Tube （英）地铁 Crowded 拥挤的 Nearby 附近的 在附近 Otherwise 否则，另外Forecast 预报，预测 Crowed 人群，一伙人 Lung 肺 Sickness 疾病 Distance 距离 Distance learning 远程学习Cigar 雪茄烟 Communication Workshop At the moment 此刻，目前Over the years 数年间 *survey 调查 Classical 古典的 Mini-skirt迷你裙，超短裙Formal 正式的，合礼仪的Cycle 骑自行车
Lifestyles City and Country Part A Reading: City and Country Before you start 1. Answer these questions to prepare yourself. Use the Key Words below to help you. (1)How are city and countyr lifestyles different in China? (2)Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain? 2. Guess what the two articles are about. Read to learn 3. Now read the two texts quickly and check your guesses. City and country Debbie is an accountant in a large company in the centre of London. I need to be in my office by nine o’clock so I usually get up at seven o’clock. I travel to work on “the tube”. That’s what people call the underground in London. It takes about fifty minutes. Usually, it’s s o crowded that I can’t find anywhere to sit. I just stand. I’m always tired before I arrive at work. I don’t like the underground! I spend all morning checking numbers. Lunch is always simple. I often get a sandwich in a nearby sandwich shop or I just have some biscuits and a cup of coffee. Then in the afternoon, I return to the paperwork in the office. On Monday nights, I have dance classes, and on Wednesday nights, I go to the gym. I need to do that because I don’t get enough exercise otherwise. On Tuesday and Thursday nights, I have French classes. I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.
按住Ctrl键单击鼠标打开配套教学视频名师讲课播放 必修5 Unit 1 JOHH SHOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA” John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so expert, indeed, that he attend ed Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he tho ught about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. This was the deadly dise ase of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousand s of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted t o face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never b e controlled until its cause was found. He became interested in two theories that possibly explained how cholera ki lled people. The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated around until it found its victims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person die d. John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed eviden ce. So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his enqu iry. As the disease spread quickly through poor neighbourhoods, he began to gat her information. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why. First he marked on a map the exact places where all the dead people had liv ed. This gave him a valuable clue about the cause of the disease. Many of the d eaths were near the water pump in Broad Street (especially numbers 16, 37, 38 a nd 40). He also noticed that some houses (such as 20 and 21 Broad Street and 8 and 9 Cambridge Street) had had no deaths. He had not foreseen this, so he made further investigations. He discovered that these people worked in the pub at 7 Cambridge Street. They had been given free beer and so had not drunk the water from the pump. It seemed that the water was to blame. Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London. H e immediately told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle f rom the pump so that it could not be used. Soon afterwards the disease slowed d own. He had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas. In another part of London, he found supporting evidence from two other deat hs that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak. A woman, who had moved away f rom Broad Street, liked the water from the pump so much that she had it deliver ed to her house every day. Both she and her daughter died of cholera after drin king the water. With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with ce rtainty that polluted water carried the virus.
北师大版高中英语单词表 北师大版高中英语模块一单词表（English）Unit 1Unit 2Unit 3 Unit1 Learning to learn questionnaire 问卷，调查表；matter要紧，有重大关系；partner搭挡,合作者； Warm-up lifestyle生活方式；shepherd牧羊人； peaceful和平的；平静的；relaxing轻松的，放松的；stressful轻松的，放松的；suppose认为，猜想 ----------------------- Lesson 1 series连续；系列，丛书TV series电视连续剧cartoon卡通片,动画片talk show谈话节目，现场访谈complain抱怨,投诉couch睡椅,长沙发 couch potato终日懒散在家的人switch转换,转变 switch on把开关打开,接通switch off把关掉,关上switch over转换频道,转变play戏剧,短剧 BBC英国广播公司portable轻便的,手提(式)的remote遥远的remote control workaholic工作第一的人,专心工作的人 paperwork日常文书工作alarm警报,警告器 alarm clock闹钟(爆竹,铃等)响 go off
take up占据be filled with充满着urgent急迫的,紧急的personal私人的,个人的document公文,文件midnight午夜,半夜 bored厌烦的,不感兴趣的 ----------------------- Lesson 2 stress压力studio工作室,演播室expert专家suffer感到疼痛,遭受(痛苦) suffer from 忍受, 遭受pressure压力 social爱交际的;社交的reduce减少降低organize组织diet饮食,节食 stand忍耐，忍受prefer更喜欢,宁愿 ----------------------- Lesson 3 volunteer志愿者graduate毕业 minus负，零下basin水盆,脸盆challenge挑战support&支持;支撑 dial拨(电话号码) design&设计advertisement广告presentation表演，展示solve解答,解决 ----------------------- Lesson 4 accountant会计,会计师tube（英）地铁crowded拥挤的nearby附近的；在附近
高中英语必修五课文及翻 译 Final approval draft on November 22, 2020
-必修 5 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading PUZZLES IN GEOGRAPHY People may wonder why different words are used to describe these four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. You can clarify this question if you study British history. First there was England. Wales was linked to it in the thirteenth century. Now when people refer to England you find Wales included as well. Next England and Wales were joined to Scotland in the seventeenth century and the name was changed to "Great Britain". Happily this was accomplished without conflict when King James of Scotland became King of England and Wales as well. Finally the English government tried in the early twentieth century to form the United Kingdom by getting Ireland connected in the same peaceful way. However, the southern part of Ireland was unwilling and broke away to form its own government. So only Northern Ireland joined with England, Wales and Scotland to become the United Kingdom and this was shown to the world in a new flag called the Union Jack. To their credit the four countries do work together in some areas (eg, the currency and international relations), but they still have very different institutions. For example, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland have different educational and legal systems as well as different football teams for competitions like the World Cup! England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones. The zone nearest France is called the South of England, the middle zone is called the Midlands and the one nearest to Scotland is known as the North. You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the North of England. Although, nationwide, these cities are not as large as those in China, they have world-famous football teams and some of them even have two! It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors. For historical architecture you have to go to older but smaller towns built by the Romans. There you will find out more about British history and culture. The greatest historical treasure of all is London with its museums, art collections, theatres, parks and buildings. It is the centre of national
Unit 1 Lifestyles Warm-up Tapescript 1 Football player: Being famous isn’t easy, you know. I travel a lot – I have matches in different countries. But my job is exciting, very exciting! I love the matches, the people cheering, know what I mean? 2 Student: My dad says these are the best days of my life –but I’m not so sure! You know, I’ve got lots of work to do and there’s not much time really. I also play football for the school team and we have to do training three nights a week. 3 Shepherd: I love th e animals and I love nature. It’s peaceful, and there’s no one to tell me what to do. But it’s not so good when the weather’s bad! 4 Business manager: I’m very busy, and I don’t have time to see my husband and children. Mmmm and my life is very stressful, I suppose. I mean, I have to deal with lots of money. But I find it really exciting. 1 A Perfect Day? A Couch Potato Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birmingham is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day. When I wake up I don't get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up, go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch, I have biscuits and a glass of milk, and I watch the news. In the afternoon, I often watch another old film – they're showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings, I often watch TV series or sport and the news again. I like the main news at six o'clock. At nine thirty, if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it. Then at night, I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two o'clock. I never watch TV all night. I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog, for a walk every afternoon. I don't go far, of course. I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle. Of course, I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife. She's not here now because she's working, but she always makes my meals. We haven't got much money, you know, but we're happy. Sit down and watch TV. Here's the remote control. You've got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great! A Workaholic Thirty-six-year-old Bob Black is sitting at his desk and working his way through his paperwork. I normally wake up about five minutes before my alarm clock goes off. As soon as I hear my alarm clock, I jump out of my bed. It takes me less than fifteen minutes to wash, get changed, have breakfast, leave home and get on a bus. I am always the first person to get to the office. The mornings are always very busy and the afternoons are even busier! Meetings and phone calls take up a large part of the day. Every minute
人教版高中英语必修五知识点详解 Units 1-2 1. doubt doubt是高考中的高频考查词汇。doubt可作动词和名词，是新课标重点词汇。其命题角度为：①作动词时， 若为肯定句，后跟宾语从句,通常用if/whether引导，若为否定句，则通常用that引导。 ②doubt作名词时，通常用于There is no doubt that ...(毫无疑问）结构。2010年高考对doubt的考查还将集中 在其后跟从句时连接词的选择上，也有可能将doubt与其他动词或名词放在一起进行词义辨析。 2. expose expose是新课标要求掌握的单词，应重点掌握它的义项及常见用法，特别是be exposed to 句式，其中to为介词，后跟名词、代词和动名词；同时注意exposed to作后置定语和用于句首作状语的用法。另外，being exposed to结构用动名词形式作主语也是重点和难点，极易考查。 预测2010年命题方向为exposed to 作状语和定语的用法。 3. absorb absorb是新课标重点单词，重点掌握其“吸收（液体，热）；吸收，理解（知识）”的词义及其be absorbed in(全神贯注于……)的用法，易考点为该短语位于句首作状语和作后置定语两点，考生应能掌握be absorbed by(为某事物所吸引)；还应联系be engaged in, be devoted to, be involved in和be lost in等常见重点近义短语。 4. apart from apart from是常见介词短语，意为“除……之外”，考生应熟练掌握近义的词和短语：except, besides, in addition (to), other than, except for, except that, except when等。预测2010年高考会在单项填空题中直接考查或者会出现 在阅读理解题中。 5. available available是新课标重点单词，在近几年高考和各地的模拟考试中出现的频率极高，主要考点为：①词义(可得到的，可用的)。命题形式常为形容词词义辨析，如区分accessible, acceptable, sensible, favourite, average, convenient 等。②用法。be available to意为“可利用的”，be available for意为“使……可以享受某物;使……买得起某物”, 要了解二者的区别。 预测2010年高考命题会以考查词义或者形容词短语作后置定语为命题方向。 6. consist of consist of是近几年高考高频考查短语。①理解其词义“组成，构成”。②考查与其他近义词组的用法异同点。 如be made up of, be composed of, constitute, be formed of 等。考生要特别注意consist of要用主动形式表达， 不用系表结构。预测这一考点将成为2010年高考考查的重点，特别是用consisting of 作后置定语。 7. break down 由break构成的动词短语是历年高考命题的重点。考生必须明确break down的几个常见义项，根据不同的语 境加以判断。break down，break up, break off, break away, break in等，都要求考生熟知它们的常见义项，因为 命题时可能会对该短语直接考查，也可在短文中考查对其意义的理解。 8. only+状语（状语从句）位于句首构成部分倒装 这是考生必须熟练掌握的句式之一，以往的高考题中已多次考查到。倒装句式有多种情况，该句式为日常交 际中较常见的一种。特别提示：only只有强调状语或者状语从句才构成部分倒装，强调主语或宾语不用倒装。 预测该句式是2010年高考命题考查的重点。 重要词汇拓展 Unit 1 Great scientists 1. ____ n. 特征；特性 2. _____ vt.&vi. 结束；推断出→______ n. 结论 3. _____ vt. 打败；战胜；使受挫 4. ______ vt. 参加；出席；照顾；护理→_____ n. 参加；出席；侍从；看护 5. _____ vt. 暴露；揭露；使曝光→_____ n. 暴露；揭穿；揭发 6. _____ vt.& n. 治愈；痊愈→______adj.可治愈的 ______ vt.& n. 控制；支配 8. _____ vt. 吸收；吸引；使专心→______adj. 被吸收的；全神贯注的 9. _____ adj. 严重的；严厉的；剧烈的 characteristic 2. conclude；conclusion 3. defeat 4. attend；attendance 5. expose；exposure 6. cure；curable 7. control 8. absorb；absorbed 9. severe 10. _____ vt. 宣布；通告→______n. 宣布；宣告；通知 11. ______ vt. 命令；指示；教导→_____ adj.有教育意义的；有指导意义的→_____n.指导；指示；指令→_____ n. 教师；讲师；指导员 12. _____ vt.&vi. 捐献；贡献；捐助→______n.贡献；奉献 13. _____ adj. 有创造力的；创造性的；独创的→______n.创造；创作 14. _____ adj. 热情的；热心的→______ n. 热心；热情
必修四Unit10 Lesson 1 安格斯*伊德莱采访前百万富翁查尔斯雷时。查尔斯说：“谁想当百万富翁呢？我不想。” 很多人一心想成为百万富翁。他们花一半的时间追求致富的方法。另一半的时间则在琢磨一旦富裕起来要做些什么。但是，是否所有的百万富翁真正得到了他们要实现的目标前所想的幸福呢？其实，有些人成为百万富翁后还有其他的烦恼———他们拼命的到的财富，怎样拼命以确保不再失去这些财富。 但是也有人把自己的百万资产置于一边，选择不同的人生的路，查尔斯就是这样的一个人。 16 年前，查尔斯是大学教授，住着一有六个卧室的房子，有着百万的资产，而现在住的则是小宿舍的房间，家具都是二手的，没有任何的迹象表明查尔斯是个富人。小花园边种着几个果树，查尔斯自己种植蔬菜和花，衣服和家具的用品都是从慈善点买的。 但是查尔斯喜欢折中改变。查尔斯对这样的富人的生活方式感到高兴。他不在想做在许多人一无所有的情况下自己拥有一切的那种人，他选择了了把自己的钱财送给别人，他说这样会给他带来快乐。查尔斯说：几年前，我曾经是个百万富翁，但是我意识到世界上还有许多的忍受疾饿的穷人。因此他把所有的钱财捐给了慈善机构，当只剩下两千美元的时候，他将小额的纸散发给当地的贫困街区的穷人，难道他真的举得自己像圣诞老人吗？查尔斯说这么做具有乐趣。 查尔斯相信很多人盼望着挣一大笔钱解除烦恼，然而，大多数的人根本没有挣多那么多的钱，查尔斯*格雷决定退出富人网，他发现拥有少量的钱会给人自由，难道真的没有什么让他依旧怀念的吗？查尔斯答道：“没有，我现在更快乐了。什么也不可能再回到富人的行列——决不可能。” Unit10 Lesson 3 五元钱能做什么？或许你觉得做不了什么，你如果对买包糖果或甜点不感兴趣的话，买课树怎样？确切的说，一棵树在黄河岸迹的树。 每年，大约有16 亿吨泥土流入黄河——这条中国国第二大河流，这些泥土中含有保持该大自然平衡的物质，经年累月，大量的泥土被冲走，导致黄河两岸严重的水土流失，在山西省有些地区，水土流失几乎毁掉了所有的土地，还迫使当地的农民迁移到其他地区去。 控制黄河水土流失是一项巨大的工程，很多人认为这项工作最好靠政府或是国际组织承担，你或许会赞同这样的观点，若真这样想的话，现在到了你重新考虑的时候了。 事实上，你才是阻止黄河水土流失最重要的人物，你知道你的五元钱的重要性吗？首先，你可以用五元钱买一棵树，而这棵树可以使泥土不流失，在肥沃的土地上，当地农民可以种庄稼谋生，农民会用他们种的庄稼赚到钱购买所需物品或服务，这有助于发展地区经济。 还是你不理解你的五元钱有如此大的作用吧？那么，看看下面的事实吧：1997 年期，一项植树计划已使内蒙古就成沙流变成了绿色家园，世界各地的人前来这里观赏这一伟大的成就，另外，这项规划的成功大大的改变了当地人民的生活，试想一下，这一切就是始于五元钱。所以，下次当你的口袋里有五元钱时，仔细想想该怎么花，请记住，你可以用它买树，为了我们的祖国人民以及你自己创造绿色的未来。所以，下次当你口袋里再有五元钱时，仔细想想该怎么花。请记住，你可以用它买树，为了我们的祖国，为人民以及你自己创造绿色的未来。
按住Ctrl键单击鼠标打开配套教学视频名师讲课播放必修5 Unit 1 JOHH SHOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA” John Snow was a famous doctor in London - so expert, indeed, that he attend ed Queen Victoria as her personal physician. But he became inspired when he tho ught about helping ordinary people exposed to cholera. This was the deadly diseas e of its day. Neither its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wanted to face the challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be contr olled until its cause was found. He became interested in two theories that possibly explained how cholera kille d people. The first suggested that cholera multiplied in the air. A cloud of dangero us gas floated around until it found its victims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. From the stomach the dis ease quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person died. John Snow suspected that the second theory was correct but he needed evide nce. So when another outbreak hit London in 1854, he was ready to begin his en quiry. As the disease spread quickly through poor neighbourhoods, he began to gat her information. In two particular streets, the cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people died in ten days. He was determined to find out why. First he marked on a map the exact places where all the dead people had liv ed. This gave him a valuable clue about the cause of the disease. Many of the de aths were near the water pump in Broad Street (especially numbers 16, 37, 38 an d 40). He also noticed that some houses (such as 20 and 21 Broad Street and 8 and 9 Cambridge Street) had had no deaths. He had not foreseen this, so he mad e further investigations. He discovered that these people worked in the pub at 7 C ambridge Street. They had been given free beer and so had not drunk the water f rom the pump. It seemed that the water was to blame. Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets. He found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London. He imm ediately told the astonished people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump so that it could not be used. Soon afterwards the disease slowed down. He had shown that cholera was spread by germs and not in a cloud of gas. In another part of London, he found supporting evidence from two other deaths that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak. A woman, who had moved away fr om Broad Street, liked the water from the pump so much that she had it delivered to her house every day. Both she and her daughter died of cholera after drinking the water. With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with certaint y that polluted water carried the virus. To prevent this from happening again, John Snow suggested that the source o f all the water supplies be examined. The water companies were instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more. Finally "King Cholera" was defeated. COPERNICUS’ REVOLUTIONRRY THEORY