| Amanda is careful about anything that touches her
lips. She {{U}}(16) {{/U}}instructions on every food pack and does all
she can to{{U}} (17) {{/U}} "forbidden" foods. She {{U}}(18)
{{/U}}everyone about the things being used in cooking. Before a trip to
Australia, she phoned every airline {{U}}(19) {{/U}}she found one{{U}}
(20) {{/U}}to ban (禁止) nuts from the{{U}} (21) {{/U}}. Going
too far? Not when you have food allergies (过敏症) that can put your{{U}} (22)
{{/U}}in danger.“I’11 waiters that even the{{U}} (23) {{/U}}amount of peanuts
could kill me," says Amanda. With{{U}} (24) {{/U}}allergies topeanuts
and shellfish, Amanda has to play by the rules.{{U}} (25) {{/U}}, she still
gets in trouble. A few years ago, she went to a New Year's Eve party{{U}}
(26) {{/U}}there were bowls of peanuts on the tables. They were{{U}}
(27) {{/U}}when she arrived, but still she kept her{{U}} (28)
{{/U}}in a side room. At midnight, as people came in to wish her happy new year,
she{{U}} (29) {{/U}}to feel short of breath and was dying for{{U}} (30)
{{/U}}. "I took some anti-allergy medicine, then left," says Amanda. "{{U}}
(31) {{/U}}home I was struggling to {{U}}(32) {{/U}}and my head began
aching uncontrollably. " Amanda knew she had to{{U}} (33) {{/U}}to hospital fast. "I'm going into shock," she said breathlessly to{{U}} (34) {{/U}}when she arrived. They gave her intramuscular adrenalin (肾上腺肌肉注射) , which probably{{U}} (35) {{/U}}her life. |