Question

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.

        Scientists do not yet thoroughly understand just how the body of an individual becomes sensitive to a substance that is harmless or even wholesome for the average person. Milk, wheat, and egg, for example, rank among the most healthful and widely used foods. Yet these foods can cause persons sensitive to them to suffer greatly. At first, the body of the individual is not harmed by coming into contact with the substance. After a varying interval of time, usually longer than a few weeks, the body becomes sensitive to it, and an allergy has begun to develop. Sometimes it's hard to figure out if you have a food allergy, since it can show up so many different ways.

       Your symptoms could be caused by many other problems. You may have rashes, hives, joint pains mimicking arthritis, headaches, irritability, or depression. The most common food allergies are to milk, eggs, seafood, wheat, nuts, seeds, chocolate, oranges, and tomatoes. Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at around seven months. Breast milk also tends to be protective. Migraines can be set off by foods containing tyramine, phenathylamine, monosodium glutamate, or sodium nitrate. Common foods which contain these are chocolate, aged cheeses, sour cream, red wine, pickled herring, chicken livers, avocados, ripe bananas, cured meats, many Oriental and prepared foods (read the labels!).

        Some people have been successful in treating their migraines with supplements of B-vitamins, particularly B6 and niacin. Children who are hyperactive may benefit from eliminating food additives, especially colorings, and foods high in salicylates from their diets. A few of these are almonds, green peppers, peaches, tea, grapes. This is the diet made popular by Benjamin Feingold, who has written the book “Why your Child is Hyperactive”. Other researchers have had mixed results when testing whether the diet is effective.

What can be inferred about babies from this passage?

A. They can eat almost anything.

B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants.

C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed.

D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early.

Answer 1

Đáp án B.

Key words: inferred about babies

Clue: Many of these allergies will not develop if these foods are not fed to an infant until her or his intestines mature at round seven months: Nhiều trường hợp dị ứng này sẽ không phát triển nếu trẻ sơ sinh không ăn những loại thức ăn này cho đền khi ruột của chúng phát triển hoàn chỉnh vào khoảng 7 tháng tuổi.

Phân tích đáp án:

A. They can eat almost anything: trẻ em có thể ăn được hầu hất tất cả mọi thứ

B. They should have a carefully restricted diet as infants: trẻ em nên có chế độ ăn nghiêm ngặt khi còn là trẻ sơ sinh

C. They gain little benefit from being breast fed: không có nhiều ích lợi khi trẻ em được cho ăn sữa mẹ

D. They may become hyperactive if fed solid food too early: trẻ em có thể trở nên hiếu động quá mức nếu được cho ăn thức ăn rắn quá sớm

Nếu trẻ sơ sinh với khoang ruột chưa phát triển hoàn chỉnh không ăn những loại thức ăn này thì chúng sẽ không bị dị ứng nghĩa là thức ăn cho trẻ sơ sinh cần được lựa chọn cẩn thận.

Vậy đáp án chính xác là B.