Question

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 35

Health is something we tend to (31) _______ when we have it. When our body is doing well, we are hardly aware of it. But illness can come, even (32) _______ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very susceptible time. Many diseases attack children in particular, and people know very little how to cure them once they struck. The result was that many children died. About a century ago,(33) _________, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. The cause of many diseases was found, and cures were developed. As this medical discovery spread, the world became____ (34) _____ safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago, the average man lived for 35 years, nowadays, in many areas of the world, people can expect to live for 75 years. And what do we expect by the year 2020? Undoubtedly, medical science will continue to (35) ________. Some people will be able to avoid medical problems that are unavoidable today

Điền ô số 33

A. therefore

B. however

C. although

D. moreover

Answer 1

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Giữa câu có chỗ trống cần điền và câu trước nó có ý nghĩa nhượng bộ, trái ngược nhau. Do đó từ nối However = tuy nhiên là từ phù hợp nhất.

Dịch nghĩa: The result was that many children died. About a century ago; however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything changed. = Kết quả là nhiều trẻ đã tử vong. Tuy nhiên, khoảng một thế kỷ trước, các nhà khoa học đã tìm ra vi trùng và sau đó mọi thứ đã thay đổi.

A. therefore = bởi vậy, do đó; dùng để nối hai vế có quan hệ nguyên nhân – kết quả.                           

C. although = mặc dù; theo sau là một mệnh đề, thường đứng đầu câu, dùng để nối hai vế có quan hệ nhượng bộ.

D. moreover = thêm vào đó, dùng để bổ sung thêm ý kiến