Read the text about Alexandre Yersin. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Alexandre Yersin was born in 1863 in Switzerland, and passed away at the age of 80 in Nha Trang, Viet Nam. His family was originally from France. He was a doctor who made great contributions to medicine as well as the people in Viet Nam.
In 1890, Yersin left Europe to work as a medical doctor on a ship near Indochina, where he explored the region. In 1894, he was sent to Hong Kong to deal with an infected disease. Then, he discovered a bacterium responsible for the disease and saved millions of people's lives.
One year later, Yersin established a small laboratory in Nha Trang to prepare serums against the disease in human beings and cattle. To fund the laboratory, he started to grow corn, rice, and coffee, and introduced the rubber tree in Indochina. It later became a branch of the Pasteur Institute in Paris.
From 1902 to 1904, he lived in Ha Noi and helped establish Ha Noi Medical University. He was also the first medical director of the university. In 1920, he introduced the first effective drug for preventing and treating malaria in the region.
His house in Nha Trang is now the Yersin Museum. A university in Da Lat was named Yersin University in his honour.
1. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. The story of a remarkable life
B. Yersin's research and exploration in Indochina
C. Yersin's contributions to medicine in Viet Nam
D. Yersin's childhood in Viet Nam
2. The word 'fund' in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. introduce B. grow C. discover D. finance
3. The word 'It' in paragraph 3 refers to _____.
A. cattle B. laboratory C. coffee D. rubber tree
4. According to the text, which of the following information is true about Yersin?
A. He started living in Ha Noi in 1890.
B. He opened a university by himself.
C. He could find an effective method for treating malaria.
D. He had a house in Nha Trang, which was turned into a pharmacy.
1. A | 2. D | 3. B | 4. C |
Giải thích:
1. Câu nào sau đây có thể là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho văn bản?
- Câu chuyện về một cuộc đời đáng chú ý.
2. fund = finance (cung cấp tiền)
3. Thông tin: To fund the laboratory, he started to grow corn, rice, and coffee, and introduced the rubber tree in Indochina. It later became a branch of the Pasteur Institute in Paris. (Để có kinh phí cho phòng thí nghiệm, ông bắt đầu trồng ngô, lúa, cà phê và giới thiệu cây cao su ở Đông Dương. Sau này nó trở thành một chi nhánh của Viện Pasteur ở Paris.)
4. Thông tin: In 1920, he introduced the first effective drug for preventing and treating malaria in the region. (Năm 1920, ông đã giới thiệu loại thuốc hiệu quả đầu tiên ngăn ngừa và điều trị bệnh sốt rét trong khu vực.)
Hướng dẫn dịch:
1. Câu nào sau đây có thể là tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho văn bản?
- Câu chuyện về một cuộc đời đáng chú ý.
2. Từ “fund” ở đoạn 3 gần nghĩa nhất với “finance”
3. Từ 'it' trong đoạn 3 đề cập đến phòng thí nghiệm.
4. Theo đoạn văn, thông tin nào sau đây đúng về Yersin?
- Anh ấy có thể tìm ra một phương pháp hiệu quả để điều trị bệnh sốt rét.