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 from 31 to 35.
It used to be that people would drink coffee or tea in the morning to pick them up and get them going for the day. Then cola drinks hit the market. With lots of caffeine and sugar, these beverages soon became the pick-me-up of choice for many adults and teenagers. Now drink companies are putting out so-called "energy drinks”. These beverages have the specific aim of giving tired consumers more energy.
One example of a popular energy drink is Red Bull. The company that puts out this beverage has stated in interviews that Red Bull is not a thirst quencher. Nor is it meant to be a fluid replacement drink for athletes. Instead, the beverage is meant to revitalize a tired consumer's body and mind. In order to do this, the makers of Red Bull, and other energy drinks, typically add vitamins and certain chemicals to their beverages. The added chemicals are like chemicals that the body naturally produces for energy. The vitamins, chemicals, caffeine, and sugar found in these beverages all seem like a sure bet to give a person energy.
Health professionals are not so sure, though. For one thing, there is not enough evidence to show that all of the vitamins added to energy drinks actually raise a person's energy level. Another problem is that there are so many things in the beverages. Nobody knows for sure how all of the ingredients in energy drinks work together. Dr. Brent Bauer, one of the directors at the Mayo Clinic in the US, cautions people about believing all the claims energy drinks make. He says, “It is plausible if you put all these things together, you will get a good result." However, Dr. Bauer adds the mix of ingredients could also have a negative impact on the body. "We just don't know at this point,” he says.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Teenagers should not choose energy drinks.
B. Caffeine is bad for people to drink.
C. Red Bull is the best energy drink.
D. It is uncertain whether energy drinks are healthy.
Giải thích:
Bài đọc chủ yếu nói về điều gì?
A. Thanh thiếu niên không nên chọn nước tăng lực.
B. Caffeine có hại cho người uống.
C. Red Bull là thức uống tăng lực tốt nhất.
D. Không chắc chắn liệu nước tăng lực có tốt cho sức khỏe hay không.
Thông tin: Now drink companies are putting out so-called "energy drinks”. These beverages have the specific aim of giving tired consumers more energy… Health professionals are not so sure, though.
Tạm dịch: Hiện nay các công ty sản xuất đồ uống đang đưa ra một cái được gọi là "nước tăng lực". Những đồ uống này có mục đích cụ thể là cung cấp cho người tiêu dùng mệt mỏi nhiều năng lượng hơn… Tuy nhiên, các chuyên gia y tế không chắc chắn về điều này.
Chọn D.
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