Healthcare workers in eastern Congo say they lack proper protection and adequate training. The Ebola outbreak is spreading quickly, and it involves a rare strain of the virus. The region has long struggled with conflict and poverty. The disease is now threatening already vulnerable communities that have little access to medical care.
Medical professionals say resources are insufficient to handle the crisis. Local hospitals are overwhelmed with patients showing symptoms. International aid has been slow to arrive in the affected areas. The situation grows worse each day as the virus spreads to new villages and strains already weak health systems.
Sources: npr.org
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. lacking | a. pressures |
| 2. adequate | b. endangering |
| 3. strain | c. type |
| 4. struggled | d. overloaded |
| 5. threatening | e. not enough |
| 6. vulnerable | f. at risk |
| 7. insufficient | g. signs |
| 8. overwhelmed | h. fought |
| 9. symptoms | i. without |
| 10. strains | j. enough |
1.i 2.j 3.c 4.h 5.b 6.f 7.e 8.d 9.g 10.a