Câu hỏi: With the onset of the winter season, man's natural enemies, the common cold and the flu, arrive with full force. It seems that the fluctuations in temperature and weather are guarantees that coughs and sneezes will spread inflecting germs among family and friends. More than 100 different types of bacteria can cause a cold, and doctors sometimes use antibiotics to treat bacterial colds. However, there are an equal number of viruses that can cause influenza, and modern science offers no drug capable of curing vital infections. In most cases, the best advice is the usual prescription: get plenty of rest, drink a lot of fluids, and be prepared to suffer for three to ten days. Some home cures help to relieve the symptoms of colds and flu. Mother's chicken soup, rich in fats and oils, helps to revitalize a tired body and to soothe a sorethroat. Garlic, containing the active ingredient allicin, has long been used to fight off the effects of bacteria and viruses. Hot toddies consisting of small amounts of liquor mixed with honey, sugar and lemon juice can relieve soreness and draw out cold germs. Finally, recent evidence suggests that large doses of vitamin C not only boost the immune system before a cold arrives, but also relieve cold symptoms after they have set in.

A. Man's natural enemies

B. The nature of colds and flu

C. Fluctuations in temperature

D. The onset of winter

Câu 1: The passage states that one solution to time management problems is to…… 

A. consult a time management expert

B. accomplish timeconsuming matters first

C. keep daily lists of priorities and check them regularly

D. spend only a short time on each task

Câu 2: Books can help enrich .............

A. knowledge of other cultures

B. characters

C. self-esteem

D. muscles

Câu 3: Which of the following typifies the early impressionists? 

A. They had a romantic emphasis.

B. They tried to represent the effects of light on people, areas of countryside.

C. They worked towards a unified goal. 

D. They idealized life.

Câu 4: The word "those" in the passage refers to………….. 

A. daily lists

B. trivial matters

C. priorities

D. people

Câu 5: According to the second paragraph,                

A. the American Red Cross supported the relief and recovery efforts of the Red Cross Society of China

B. the American Red Cross owed the Red Cross Society of China $20 million

C. the victims of the earthquake were not helped to buy necessary things

D. disaster workers were not sent to the hardest hit areas because of the aftershocks

Câu 6: The author suggests that when children make mistakes, they….. 

A. join rival gangs on schoolyard playgrounds

B. rarely accept responsibility for their actions 

C. need emotional support from personal objects like teddy bears 

D. readily admit to their errors