三、吉利德提供试验药物，用于冠状病毒治疗和测试
Gilead Sciences Offers Experimental Drug for Coronavirus Treatments, Testing
Joseph Walker
Gilead Sciences Inc. said that it had provided doses of an ___1___ (experiment) antiviral drug to doctors for the emergency treatment of a small number of patients infected by the new coronavirus.
Gilead, based ___2___ Foster City, Calif., also said it ___3___ (formalize) an agreement with Chinese authorities to conduct a clinical trial of the drug remdesivir（瑞德西韦） in patients infected with the coronavirus.
___4___(like) some of the other antivirals being examined, Gilead’s drug isn’t approved for use in humans by regulators in the U.S. or ____5____ (internation). Unapproved drugs are sometimes put into use or in testing in emergencies when health authorities believe the drug could help patients who otherwise lack good treatments.
Separately, the drug was administered to an infected patient in Washington state. “After treatment, he had reduced fevers and no longer ___6___ (require) oxygen. His lungs cleared up, and he generally felt___7___ (good),” said George Diaz, the patient’s attending physician.
Dr. Diaz cautioned, however, that the drug has to be studied in large clinical trials to determine ___8___ it is an effective treatment for the coronavirus.
In animal studies, the drug helped ___9___(less) lung disease in ___10___ (mouse) infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome, a coronavirus known as MERS.
答案：1. experimental 2. in 3. has formalized 4. Unlike 5. internationally
6. required 7. better 8. whether 9. lessen 10. mice
Gilead Sciences Offers Experimental Drug for Coronavirus Treatments, Testing
Joseph Walker
Gilead Sciences Inc. said that it had provided doses of an ___1___ (experiment) antiviral drug to doctors for the emergency treatment of a small number of patients infected by the new coronavirus.
Gilead, based ___2___ Foster City, Calif., also said it ___3___ (formalize) an agreement with Chinese authorities to conduct a clinical trial of the drug remdesivir（瑞德西韦） in patients infected with the coronavirus.
___4___(like) some of the other antivirals being examined, Gilead’s drug isn’t approved for use in humans by regulators in the U.S. or ____5____ (internation). Unapproved drugs are sometimes put into use or in testing in emergencies when health authorities believe the drug could help patients who otherwise lack good treatments.
Separately, the drug was administered to an infected patient in Washington state. “After treatment, he had reduced fevers and no longer ___6___ (require) oxygen. His lungs cleared up, and he generally felt___7___ (good),” said George Diaz, the patient’s attending physician.
Dr. Diaz cautioned, however, that the drug has to be studied in large clinical trials to determine ___8___ it is an effective treatment for the coronavirus.
In animal studies, the drug helped ___9___(less) lung disease in ___10___ (mouse) infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome, a coronavirus known as MERS.
答案：1. experimental 2. in 3. has formalized 4. Unlike 5. internationally
6. required 7. better 8. whether 9. lessen 10. mice
