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 from 36 to 42.
Lead poisoning in children is a major health concern. Both low and high doses of paint can have serious effects. Children exposed to high doses of lead often suffer permanent nerve damage, mental retardation, blindness, and even death. Low doses of lead can lead to mild mental retardation, short attention spans, distractibility, poor academic performance, and behavioral problems.
This is not a new concern. As early as 1904, lead poisoning in children was linked to lead-based paint. Microscopic lead particles from paint are absorbed into the bloodstream when children ingest flakes of chipped paint,plaster,or paint dust from sanding. Lead can also enter the body through household dust, nailbiting, thumb sucking, or chewing on toys and other objects painted with lead-based paint. Although American paint companies today must comply with strict regulations regarding the amount of lead used in their paint, this source of lead poisoning is still the most common and most dangerous. Children living in older, dilapidated houses are particularly at risk.
What does the author imply in the final sentence of the passage?
A. Old homes were painted with lead – based paint
B. Lead-based paint chips off more easily than newer paints
C. Poor people did not comply with the regulations
D. Old homes need to be rebuilt in order to be safe for children
Đáp án A
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Tác giả có ý gì trong câu cuối cùng của đoạn văn?
A. Nhà cũ được sơn bằng sơn có chì.
B. Các loại sơn có chì dễ bị mẻ hơn các loại sơn mới hơn.
C. Người nghèo không tuân thủ các quy định
D. Những ngôi nhà cũ cần được xây dựng lại để an toàn cho trẻ em.