It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can’t they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one.
When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and cause a block in it. You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.
Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms (症状) of colds.
There is one interesting thing to note —some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:
It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don’t take medicine, but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

Title	How Much You Know About the Common Cold
Introduction	◆People catch a cold 61.        in spring or fall. ◆A 62.         of cold viruses exist everywhere. ◆It is hard to find a cure for each cold.
The symptoms of the common cold	◆The body’s blood as well as its temperature 63.       , causing a fever. ◆You will find that you have some difficulty 64.     . ◆You have a runny nose, which makes you feel miserable.
Some 65.      of dealing with the common cold	◆Drinking chicken soup to help you 66.      . ◆Taking hot baths and drinking warm 67. ________. ◆Taking some medicine.
68.      by some scientists	◆Taking medicine when having a cold will do 69.     to the body. ◆Taking medicine or not will take you one week to 70.      the common cold.