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Lê Quỳnh  Anh

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.

In 1988, Canadian athlete Ben Johnson set a new world record for the 100 metres sprint and set the Seoul Olympics alight. Just a few days later, he was stripped of his medal and banned from competing after having failed a drug test, highlighting what has since become an international problem - drug use in sport.

Those involved in sports face enormous pressure to excel in competition, all the more so as their careers are relatively short. By the time most sportspeople are in their forties, they are already considered to be past their prime, and as a result they need to earn their money as quickly as possible. In such a high-pressure environment, success has to come quickly and increasingly often drugs are playing a prominent role.

There are a number of specific effects that sportspeople are aiming to achieve by taking performance- enhancing drugs. Caffeine and cocaine are commonly used as stimulants, getting the body ready for the mass expenditure of energy required. In addition, there are those who are looking to build their body strength and turn to the use of anabolic steroids. Having worked so hard and needing to unwind, sportspeople may misuse other drugs as a relaxant in that it can help them cope with stress or boost their own confidence. Alcohol is commonly used for this purpose, but for sportspeople something more direct is often required, and this has led to an increase in the use of beta-blockers specifically to steady nerves.

The word “contravenes” is closest in meaning to              .

A. go against         

B. take over 

C. put off     

D. stand for

Dương Hoàn Anh
3 tháng 6 2019 lúc 3:08

Đáp án A

Key word: contravene, closest in meaning

Clue: Others claim that drug use shouldn’t be allowed because it contravenes the whole idea of fairly competing in a sporting event: Những người khác nói rằng thuốc không nên được cho phép bởi vì nó ... với toàn bộ quan điểm về việc thi đấu công bằng trong một sự kiện thể thao.

Trong văn cảnh này ta có thể suy luận rằng việc sử dụng thuốc phải bất đồng hay trái với quan đim công bằng thi đấu thì họ mới không đồng ý việc s dụng chúng. Đáp án chính xác là A. go against

Các đáp án còn lại:

B. take over: chiếm, tước quyền

C. put off: làm phát ngấy/ chán. Ex: This song is putting me off

D. stand for: ủng hộ, viết tắt của


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