Read the text and choose the best answers.
Viruses
Viruses cause many human diseases, ranging from the common cold and the flu to more serious ones such as AIDS and Covid-19. On their (26) __________, viruses are not alive. They become active when they infect or enter our bodies. They can do that easily because they are very small. Then, they start to act like living things and make (27) __________ of themselves. People have natural defences against viruses. For example, a fever can make some viruses inactive. The body’s immune system also fights viruses.
Vaccines cannot treat diseases caused by viruses, but they can help (28) __________ the spread of disease. Vaccines contain viruses which are weakened or dead and help the body’s immune system make substances called antibodies, which fight disease. If the same virus enters our body later on, the immune system will (29) __________ it and will know how to fight it off.
Giving people vaccines can save a lot of lives. For example, two million people died of smallpox in 1967. (30) __________, vaccines helped to stop this disease and made it disappear. Most recently, vaccines have played an important role in reducing deaths and severe illness caused by Covid-19 all over the world.
Read the text and choose the best answers.
Viruses
Viruses cause many human diseases, ranging from the common cold and the flu to more serious ones such as AIDS and Covid-19. On their (26) __________, viruses are not alive. They become active when they infect or enter our bodies. They can do that easily because they are very small. Then, they start to act like living things and make (27) __________ of themselves. People have natural defences against viruses. For example, a fever can make some viruses inactive. The body’s immune system also fights viruses.
Vaccines cannot treat diseases caused by viruses, but they can help (28) __________ the spread of disease. Vaccines contain viruses which are weakened or dead and help the body’s immune system make substances called antibodies, which fight disease. If the same virus enters our body later on, the immune system will (29) __________ it and will know how to fight it off.
Giving people vaccines can save a lot of lives. For example, two million people died of smallpox in 1967. (30) __________, vaccines helped to stop this disease and made it disappear. Most recently, vaccines have played an important role in reducing deaths and severe illness caused by Covid-19 all over the world.
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side
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B.
own
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C.
bodies
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D.
soil
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
side (n): phía
own (n): riêng
bodies (n): cơ thể
soil (n): đất
On their own, viruses are not alive. They become active when they infect or enter our bodies.
(Bản thân virus không tồn tại. Chúng trở nên hoạt động khi chúng lây nhiễm hoặc xâm nhập vào cơ thể chúng ta.)
Chọn B
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copies
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B.
bodies
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C.
cells
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D.
bacteria
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
copies (n): bản sao
bodies (n): cơ thể
cells (n): tế bào
bacteria (n): vi khuẩn
Then, they start to act like living things and make copies of themselves.
(Sau đó, chúng bắt đầu hành động như những sinh vật sống và tạo ra các bản sao của chính mình.)
Chọn A
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prevent
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B.
increase
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C.
treat
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D.
improve
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
prevent (v): ngăn chặn
increase (v): tăng
treat (v): chữa trị
improve (v): cải thiện
Vaccines cannot treat diseases caused by viruses, but they can help prevent the spread of disease.
(Vắc-xin không thể điều trị các bệnh do vi-rút gây ra nhưng có thể giúp ngăn ngừa sự lây lan của bệnh.)
Chọn A
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recognise
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B.
forget
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C.
avoid
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D.
stop
Đáp án: A
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
recognise (v): nhận ra
forget (v): quên
avoid (v): tránh
stop (v): dừng
If the same virus enters our body later on, the immune system will recognise it and will know how to fight it off.
(Nếu cùng một loại virus xâm nhập vào cơ thể chúng ta sau này, hệ thống miễn dịch sẽ nhận ra nó và sẽ biết cách chống lại nó.)
Chọn A
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Besides
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B.
However
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C.
Therefore
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D.
Next
Đáp án: B
Kiến thức: Liên từ
Besides: bên cạnh đó
However: tuy nhiên
Therefore: do đó
Next: kế tiếp
For example, two million people died of smallpox in 1967. However, vaccines helped to stop this disease and made it disappear.
(Ví dụ, hai triệu người chết vì bệnh đậu mùa vào năm 1967. Tuy nhiên, vắc xin đã giúp ngăn chặn căn bệnh này và khiến nó biến mất.)
Chọn B