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: It can be inferred from the passage that chicken soup is good for a sorethroat because…….

A. it can eliminate symptoms

B. mothers depend on it 

C. it does not cause flu symptoms 

D. the fats and oil have soothing qualities

Câu 2: According to the passage, why do many people never seem to have enough time to accomplish things? 

A. They do not prioritize tasks

B. They get tied down by one difficult problem

C. They fail to deal with trivial matters. 

D. They do not seek the advice of time management experts

Câu 3: According to the passage, ethnic conflicts….....

A. are on the decline 

B. occur only occasionally

C. serve to resolve differences 

D. have their roots in childhood rivalries

Câu 4: Reading, as you know, is a continuous and never ending process. If you do very little reading, or if you read only material that offers no challenge to your comprehension, your reading will be of very little use. Once we reach a certain age, or once our formal schooling is completed, many of us become so restricted in our choice of reading that we rarely read any new type of reading experience. We tend to read only books in our professional or business field, or only inspirational books, or only our favorite newspapers every morning, or only one magazine for which we have developed a preference. And the trouble starts here. You should neither read only for entertainment nor only for information but you should also read for intellectual growth, for mental stimulation, for enriching your background of knowledge, for wisdom, and for broader outlook and mature understanding. What kind of books should you read to continue your intellectual growth, to gain a background for opinion and for judgment? The answer is simple one: Read books in fields you have little or no acquaintance with, books that will open for you new horizons of learning, books that will help you explore new areas of knowledge and experience, books that will make the world and people more understandable to you. Sadly, more and more people today are giving up the printed word in favor of being entertained and informed by watching TV, a popular entertainment device present at almost homes. More and more children are being subjected to TV programming, perhaps as a babysitter. More than two hours of TV time per day are now a part of children development, generating physiological and mental problems that are of growing concern among experts. 

A. completely stops when we finish our schooling

B. is an endless process

C. is of little use

D. should be done a little

Câu 5: Which is not TRUE about the Red Cross Society of China?

A. It is a strong organization.

B. It gets on well with the American Red Cross. 

C. It supplied the earthquake victims a lot of things except tents. 

D. It has extensive experience responding to disasters. 

Câu 6: The word "those" in the passage refers to………….. 

A. daily lists

B. trivial matters

C. priorities

D. people