Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Mr. Faugel was convinced that students’ nervousness had affected their scores; to reduce the anxiety of these students who had already been tested, he gave 22 of them a beta blocker before readministration of the test. Their scores improved significantly. The other 8 students (who did not receive the beta blockers) improved only slightly. Second-time test-takers nationwide had average improvements which were similar to those in Faugel's non-beta blocker group.
Beta blockers are prescription drugs which have been around for 25 years. These medications, which interfere with the effects of adrenalin, have been used for heart conditions and for minor stress such as stage fright. Now they are used for test anxiety. These drugs seem to help test-takers who have low scores because of test fright, but not those who do not know the material. Since there can be side effects from these beta blockers, physicians are not ready to prescribe them routinely for all test-takers.
The word “reduce” in paragraph 1 most nearly means ________.
A. build up
B. lessen
C. increase
D. maximize
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Đáp án B
Từ “reduce” ở đoạn 1 gần nghĩa nhất với _______.
A. dựng nên B. làm giảm C. tăng lên D. tăng mức tối đa
(to) reduce (v): làm giảm = (to) lessen
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
The audience was enjoying every minute of the performance.
Tom and Linda are talking about jobs they would like to choose.
- Tom: “I think working as a doctor is a challenging job.”
- Linda: “________.”
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
The movie bears little resemblance to the original novel.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (42) ______ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (43) ______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (44) ______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (45) ______ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (46) _______ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
Điền vào số (42)
The doctor _______ the cut on my knee and said it had completely healed up.
A fire in the ________ building could be a problem for firefighters.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
You’ll be able to hold the audience’s attention if your speech is live enough.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction.
The photograph of the race' s final moment have been awarded the firstplace.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed (42) ______ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (43) ______ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (44) ______. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (45) ______ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (46) _______ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
Điền vào số (43)
The company asked that employees ________ personal phone calls during business hours.
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline is pronounced differently from the rest.
To apply to ______ UK independent school, you’ll need to have ______ good standard of education from your own country.
