50 câu hỏi
Which best serves as the title for the passage?
Origins for compulsive consumption of alcohol.
Compulsive alcohol drinking in rodents.
General theory of compulsive consumption.
Genetic influences on drinking habit.
According to paragraph 1, what is NOT included in the discoveries of the researchers?
Evidence of variations in neuronal activity in response to alcohol.
A new brain circuit in mice.
A frontal cortex.
The link between neuronal activity and compulsive drinking behaviours.
According to paragraph 2, what is the nature of the compulsive behaviours of people with AUD?
They are essentially powerful.
They are innately set up by genes.
They are acquired through experience.
They are normal for a person to have.
The word “It” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
Circuit
Work
Group
Activity
The word “propensity” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.
appetite
liability
weakness
inclination
What is the topic of the passage?
Lungs are the only body part affected.
Scientists’ speculations on the virus.
How coronavirus causes infection.
What is still not known about the virus?
The word “proliferate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
unfurl
broaden
scatter
mushroom
According to paragraph 2, what is NOT the mentioned activities of coronavirus in human body?
It uses the protein spikes studded in the membrane to latch onto host cells.
It takes over the replication machinery in human cells to make more viruses.
It spreads through the exposure to infected person’s respiratory secretions.
It journeys through the nasal cavity and anchors itself to the back of one’s throat.
The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.
blood
carbon dioxide
oxygen
alveoli
According to paragraph 3, what is the described organ system that the coronavirus affect?
The respiratory system.
The circulatory system.
The lymphatic system.
The endocrine system.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
Subdivisions of conservation.
Conservation unwritten ethics.
Conservation success stories.
Archaeological conservation.
The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.
conservation
exercise
development
archaeology
The word “indicators” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.
touchstones
standards
guidelines
benchmarks
According to paragraph 2, which event is correctly matched with its time of occurrence?
The science of archaeology was brought into the modern era in the 19th century.
The Antiquities Act was signed into law by the US Congress in 1906.
The Environmental Protection Agency was established in 1960s.
The Archaeological Resources Protection Act was amended in 1979.
According to paragraph 3, what is NOT mentioned about the World Heritage List?
Nowadays, there are more than 1000 properties on the World Heritage List.
The Galapagos Islands, Quito in Ecuador and Krakow are included in the index.
In November 1972, the UNESCO inaugurated the list by adopting a treaty.
The first published list of protected places consisted of 12 World Heritage Sites.
Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
Archaeology is a discipline in branch of history which has existed for over 1000 years.
The action to safeguard world’s special places does not stop at national scale.
In this day and age, the laws on the conservation of historical entities are uncommon.
Archaeological conservation is the study of how and why past societies collapsed.
The word “plunder” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.
pillage
larceny
heist
robbery
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
People has taken the learning about past societies and the development of the human race more seriously.
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.
Archaeological conservation uncovers primary resources for understanding and interpreting the past.
More and more global citizens are awaken to the values of human’s architectural masterpieces.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of hormones?
Modification of behavior
Sensitivity to hunger and thirst
Aggressive feelings
Maintenance of blood pressure
What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?
To explain the specific functions of various hormones
To provide general information about hormones
To explain how the term “hormone” evolved
To report on experiments in endocrinology
The passage supports which of the following conclusions?
The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.
Synthetic hormones can replace a person’s natural supply of hormones if necessary.
The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a person’s age.
The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone.
It can be inferred from the passage that, before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed that chemical integration occurred only ________ .
during sleep
in the endocrine glands
under control of the nervous system
during strenuous exercise
The highlighted word "liberate" in the passage is closet meaning to ________.
emancipate
discharge
surrender
save
According to the passage, another term for exocrine lands is ________.
duct glands
endocrine glands
ductless glands
intestinal glands
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the main objectives of William Bayliss and Ernest Starling Society?
providing a place for academic exchange
study chemistry and physiology
grant travelling for academic purposes
teach science for secondary students
The highlighted word “them” in the passage refers to ________ .
schools
students
science fairs
subjects
According to recent studies, what factor is the most important in shaping an individual’s basic personality traits?
Transmission of traits from parents to children
Learning to behave in a socially acceptable way
Very special events or activities that affect him/her
The period of a person’s life when they a child
According to the passage, sometimes heredity and environment _____.
are interesting research topics
include values, beliefs and expectations
interact in personality development
are not well recognized in the society
What is NOT mentioned as a hereditary factor?
Health
Learning abilities
Physical contact
Mental capabilities
Which of the followings can best replace the word “perceive” in the second paragraph?
Look at
See
Watch
Understand
According to the passage, how your self-image _____.
is fulfilled with your appearance
increased in the process of socialization
is limited with your learning disability
is affected by the way others see you
According to the passage, concepts like beauty or ugliness _____.
are related to skin colors
change from time to time
only appear recently
are different in societies
According to the passage, what is the most important environmental factor in personality development?
What a child looks like
Which country a child is born in
How a child is brought up
When a child starts school
According to the passage, what is valued in one society may _____ .
originate from its culture
be unimportant in another
contrast to another value
show the social equality
The passage mainly discusses __________.
the theories of how rogue waves are formed
instances of rogue waves that have been explained
the increasingly high waves
the circumstances causing wave reinforcement
Why does the author mention tsunamis?
To explain why rogue waves cannot be predicted
To describe the similar mechanism that causes rogue waves
To note that rogue waves and tsunamis are unrelated
To show that rogue waves are comparable to tsunamis
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
Rogue waves can appear unexpectedly in calm waters.
Scientists confirmed that rogue waves actually exist only recently.
Rogue waves and tsunamis are mostly undetectable in deep water.
Rogue waves can reach remarkable heights.
The author uses the Agulhas Current as an example of ____.
how currents become stronger through their contact with ocean waves.
how multiple waves are built up by ocean currents.
a current that flows in the northern region of Africa.
a current that does not affect the wave height in the region.
The phrase "come into contact with” in the second paragraph mostly means ____.
come in
enter
meet
make up
The author discusses wave reinforcement in order to ____.
propose another theory for what causes rogue waves.
suggest that ocean currents cannot be responsible for rogue waves.
demonstrate how rogue waves are created closer to land.
explain how multiple waves are able to interact at sea.
The word "which" in the third paragraph refers to ____.
some evidence
many waves joining together
creating rogue waves
wave reinforcement
Which of the following is given definition in the passage?
Rogue waves
Personal accounts
Wave patterns
Ocean currents
The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________________.
the beginning of cigarette industry in 1870s
the cigarette manufacturing machine
producing great numbers of cigarettes quickly
reducing the price of cigarettes
Which group of people smoked more according to the passage?
The group of women
The group of teenagers
The group of men
The group of old people
What is the percentage of women who have stopped smoking?
43%
31%
46%
11%
The following factors will be likely to decide whether a person smokes EXCEPT ______.
Income and sex
Education and occupation
Sex and age
Health and habit
The phrase “On the other hand” is used in the passage _____________.
to introduce something different from the thing already mentioned.
to add something that is not really important.
to express agreement with the information given before.
to indicate a change in the way of dealing with information
According to the passage, if a teenager doesn’t plan to go to college, and if his parents both smoke, he will ___________.
probably not smoke in the future
probably start to smoke in the future
persuade his parents to give up smoking
hate his parents as well as other smokers
The underlined word “picture” in the last paragraph probably means ______________.
situation
photo
painting
teenager
Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?
It wasn’t until the twentieth century that cigarettes became an important threat to public.
More and more people are giving up smoking.
A poorly-educated woman with lower income is more likely to smoke than a well-educated woman with high income.
There are the most smokers in the age group of 24-44.