Topic 38: Research (Phần 2)

  • 1Làm xong biết đáp án, phương pháp giải chi tiết.
  • 2Học sinh có thể hỏi và trao đổi lại nếu không hiểu.
  • 3Xem lại lý thuyết, lưu bài tập và note lại các chú ý
  • 4Biết điểm yếu và có hướng giải pháp cải thiện

Câu 1:

Which best serves as the title for the passage?

A. Origins for compulsive consumption of alcohol.
B. Compulsive alcohol drinking in rodents.

C. General theory of compulsive consumption.

D. Genetic influences on drinking habit.
Câu 2:

According to paragraph 1, what is NOT included in the discoveries of the researchers?

A. Evidence of variations in neuronal activity in response to alcohol.
B. A new brain circuit in mice.

C. A frontal cortex.

D. The link between neuronal activity and compulsive drinking behaviours.
Câu 3:

According to paragraph 2, what is the nature of the compulsive behaviours of people with AUD?

A. They are essentially powerful. 
B. They are innately set up by genes.
C. They are acquired through experience.  
D. They are normal for a person to have.
Câu 4:

The word “It” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. Circuit    
B. Work
C. Group
D. Activity
Câu 5:

The word “propensity” in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ______.

A. appetite 
B. liability 
C. weakness 
D. inclination
Câu 6:

What is the topic of the passage?

A. Lungs are the only body part affected. 
B. Scientists’ speculations on the virus.
C. How coronavirus causes infection.  
D. What is still not known about the virus?
Câu 7:

The word “proliferate” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. unfurl
B. broaden
C. scatter
D. mushroom
Câu 8:

According to paragraph 2, what is NOT the mentioned activities of coronavirus in human body?

A. It uses the protein spikes studded in the membrane to latch onto host cells.
B. It takes over the replication machinery in human cells to make more viruses.

C. It spreads through the exposure to infected person’s respiratory secretions.

D. It journeys through the nasal cavity and anchors itself to the back of one’s throat.
Câu 9:

The word “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

A. blood
B. carbon dioxide
C. oxygen
D. alveoli
Câu 10:

According to paragraph 3, what is the described organ system that the coronavirus affect?

A. The respiratory system. 

B. The circulatory system.

C. The lymphatic system. 
D. The endocrine system.
Câu 11:

What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. Subdivisions of conservation.   
B. Conservation unwritten ethics.
C. Conservation success stories. 
D. Archaeological conservation.
Câu 12:

The word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.

A. conservation
B. exercise
C. development     
D. archaeology
Câu 13:

The word “indicators” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. touchstones      
B. standards
C. guidelines 
D. benchmarks
Câu 14:

According to paragraph 2, which event is correctly matched with its time of occurrence?

A. The science of archaeology was brought into the modern era in the 19th century.
B. The Antiquities Act was signed into law by the US Congress in 1906.
C. The Environmental Protection Agency was established in 1960s.
D. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act was amended in 1979.
Câu 15:

According to paragraph 3, what is NOT mentioned about the World Heritage List?

A. Nowadays, there are more than 1000 properties on the World Heritage List.
B. The Galapagos Islands, Quito in Ecuador and Krakow are included in the index.

C. In November 1972, the UNESCO inaugurated the list by adopting a treaty.

D. The first published list of protected places consisted of 12 World Heritage Sites.
Câu 16:

Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. Archaeology is a discipline in branch of history which has existed for over 1000 years.
B. The action to safeguard world’s special places does not stop at national scale.
C. In this day and age, the laws on the conservation of historical entities are uncommon.
D. Archaeological conservation is the study of how and why past societies collapsed.
Câu 17:

The word “plunder” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______.

A. pillage
B. larceny
C. heist    
D. robbery
Câu 18:

Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. People has taken the learning about past societies and the development of the human race more seriously.
B. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.
C. Archaeological conservation uncovers primary resources for understanding and interpreting the past.
D. More and more global citizens are awaken to the values of human’s architectural masterpieces.
Câu 19:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an effect of hormones?

A. Modification of behavior 
B. Sensitivity to hunger and thirst
C. Aggressive feelings 
D. Maintenance of blood pressure
Câu 20:

What is the author’s main purpose in the passage?

A. To explain the specific functions of various hormones
B. To provide general information about hormones
C. To explain how the term “hormone” evolved
D. To report on experiments in endocrinology
Câu 21:

The passage supports which of the following conclusions?

A. The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.

B. Synthetic hormones can replace a person’s natural supply of hormones if necessary.

C. The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a person’s age.
D. The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone.
Câu 22:

It can be inferred from the passage that, before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed that chemical integration occurred only ________ .

A. during sleep 
B. in the endocrine glands
C. under control of the nervous system   
D. during strenuous exercise
Câu 23:

The highlighted word "liberate" in the passage is closet meaning to ________.

A. emancipate  
B. discharge 
C. surrender    
D. save
Câu 24:

According to the passage, another term for exocrine lands is ________.

A. duct glands
B. endocrine glands    
C. ductless glands
D. intestinal glands
Câu 25:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the main objectives of William Bayliss and Ernest Starling Society?

A. providing a place for academic exchange 
B. study chemistry and physiology
C. grant travelling for academic purposes
D. teach science for secondary students
Câu 26:

The highlighted word “them” in the passage refers to ________ .

A. schools
B. students 
C. science fairs  
D. subjects
Câu 27:

According to recent studies, what factor is the most important in shaping an individual’s basic personality traits?

A. Transmission of traits from parents to children
B. Learning to behave in a socially acceptable way
C. Very special events or activities that affect him/her
  D. The period of a person’s life when they a child
Câu 28:

According to the passage, sometimes heredity and environment _____.

A. are interesting research topics
B. include values, beliefs and expectations
C. interact in personality development  
D. are not well recognized in the society
Câu 29:

What is NOT mentioned as a hereditary factor?

A. Health 
B. Learning abilities
C. Physical contact
D. Mental capabilities
Câu 30:

Which of the followings can best replace the word “perceive” in the second paragraph?

A. Look at  
B. See  
C. Watch   
D. Understand
Câu 31:

According to the passage, how your self-image _____.

A. is fulfilled with your appearance
B. increased in the process of socialization
C. is limited with your learning disability 
D. is affected by the way others see you
Câu 32:

According to the passage, concepts like beauty or ugliness _____.

A. are related to skin colors 
B. change from time to time
C. only appear recently
D. are different in societies
Câu 33:

According to the passage, what is the most important environmental factor in personality development?

A. What a child looks like
B. Which country a child is born in
C. How a child is brought up   
D. When a child starts school
Câu 34:

According to the passage, what is valued in one society may _____ .

A. originate from its culture
B. be unimportant in another
C. contrast to another value
D. show the social equality
Câu 35:

The passage mainly discusses __________.

A. the theories of how rogue waves are formed
B. instances of rogue waves that have been explained
C. the increasingly high waves
D. the circumstances causing wave reinforcement
Câu 36:

Why does the author mention tsunamis?

A. To explain why rogue waves cannot be predicted
B. To describe the similar mechanism that causes rogue waves
C. To note that rogue waves and tsunamis are unrelated
D. To show that rogue waves are comparable to tsunamis
Câu 37:

Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. Rogue waves can appear unexpectedly in calm waters.
B. Scientists confirmed that rogue waves actually exist only recently.
C. Rogue waves and tsunamis are mostly undetectable in deep water.
D. Rogue waves can reach remarkable heights.
Câu 38:

The author uses the Agulhas Current as an example of ____.

A. how currents become stronger through their contact with ocean waves.
B. how multiple waves are built up by ocean currents.
C. a current that flows in the northern region of Africa.
D. a current that does not affect the wave height in the region.
Câu 39:

The phrase "come into contact with” in the second paragraph mostly means ____.

A. come in
B. enter   
C. meet
D. make up
Câu 40:

The author discusses wave reinforcement in order to ____.

A. propose another theory for what causes rogue waves.
B. suggest that ocean currents cannot be responsible for rogue waves.
C. demonstrate how rogue waves are created closer to land.
D. explain how multiple waves are able to interact at sea.
Câu 41:

The word "which" in the third paragraph refers to ____.

A. some evidence  
B. many waves joining together
C. creating rogue waves
D. wave reinforcement
Câu 42:

Which of the following is given definition in the passage?

A. Rogue waves
B. Personal accounts
C. Wave patterns 
D. Ocean currents
Câu 43:

The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ________________.

A. the beginning of cigarette industry in 1870s
B. the cigarette manufacturing machine
C. producing great numbers of cigarettes quickly
D. reducing the price of cigarettes
Câu 44:

Which group of people smoked more according to the passage?

A. The group of women 
B. The group of teenagers
C. The group of men
D. The group of old people
Câu 45:

What is the percentage of women who have stopped smoking?

A. 43%
B. 31%
C. 46%   
D. 11%
Câu 46:

The following factors will be likely to decide whether a person smokes EXCEPT ______.

A. Income and sex 
B. Education and occupation
C. Sex and age 
D. Health and habit
Câu 47:

The phrase “On the other hand” is used in the passage _____________.

A. to introduce something different from the thing already mentioned.
B. to add something that is not really important.
C. to express agreement with the information given before.
D. to indicate a change in the way of dealing with information
Câu 48:

According to the passage, if a teenager doesn’t plan to go to college, and if his parents both smoke, he will ___________.

A. probably not smoke in the future  
B. probably start to smoke in the future
C. persuade his parents to give up smoking
D. hate his parents as well as other smokers
Câu 49:

The underlined word “picture” in the last paragraph probably means ______________.

A. situation
B. photo 
C. painting
D. teenager
Câu 50:

Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that cigarettes became an important threat to public.
B. More and more people are giving up smoking.
C. A poorly-educated woman with lower income is more likely to smoke than a well-educated woman with high income.
D. There are the most smokers in the age group of 24-44.