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Câu hỏi: 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 44 to 50.
Human blood comes in four different types, namely A, B, AB and O. In most of the world, most people are ignorant of which blood type they possess, since it is important only if they have to undergo an operation which requires a blood transfusion. In Japan, however, things are different, since a large proportion of the population believes that blood type determines personality and, as a result, over 90% of the population are aware which type they are.
This linking of blood type and personality has ramifications across life, but is especially prominent in prospective relationships and employment. For example, in Japan one popular way to meet romantic partners is to go to specialised venues which conduct speed dating. A single man and woman sit alone together at a table for just a few minutes. Then a bell rings, and they go to sit with someone new. Some such venues hold dating sessions which are limited to men or women of a particular blood type. For those who believe in the blood-type theory, this seems to maximise their chance of finding someone special.
The current popularity of the idea exploded in the 1970s following the publication of a book by Masahiko Nomi, even though he was a lawyer and broadcaster who had no medical or psychological training. His ideas were largely anecdotal, and many critics thought it mere superstition, but the book nevertheless sparked great interest in the general public. Now his son, Toshitaka, continues to promote the theory, and nowadays it is ubiquitous in Japanese popular culture, featuring on morning TV, women’s magazines and best-selling self-help books.
Much like horoscopes in the West, the blood group theory is regularly debunked by scientific experimentation, yet it retains popular appeal. Perhaps one reason for this is that it helps to break the ice in social situations. Japanese people do not always find it easy to express their opinions, so discussing blood types is an indirect way of telling people what you think of them.
It can be inferred from the passage that in Japan
A. people associate blood types solely with personality traits.
B. a complicated scientific theory relating blood types to personality has been developed.
C. many more people than elsewhere know which type of blood they have.
D. blood transfusions are made only for certain types of blood.
Human blood comes in four different types, namely A, B, AB and O. In most of the world, most people are ignorant of which blood type they possess, since it is important only if they have to undergo an operation which requires a blood transfusion. In Japan, however, things are different, since a large proportion of the population believes that blood type determines personality and, as a result, over 90% of the population are aware which type they are.
This linking of blood type and personality has ramifications across life, but is especially prominent in prospective relationships and employment. For example, in Japan one popular way to meet romantic partners is to go to specialised venues which conduct speed dating. A single man and woman sit alone together at a table for just a few minutes. Then a bell rings, and they go to sit with someone new. Some such venues hold dating sessions which are limited to men or women of a particular blood type. For those who believe in the blood-type theory, this seems to maximise their chance of finding someone special.
The current popularity of the idea exploded in the 1970s following the publication of a book by Masahiko Nomi, even though he was a lawyer and broadcaster who had no medical or psychological training. His ideas were largely anecdotal, and many critics thought it mere superstition, but the book nevertheless sparked great interest in the general public. Now his son, Toshitaka, continues to promote the theory, and nowadays it is ubiquitous in Japanese popular culture, featuring on morning TV, women’s magazines and best-selling self-help books.
Much like horoscopes in the West, the blood group theory is regularly debunked by scientific experimentation, yet it retains popular appeal. Perhaps one reason for this is that it helps to break the ice in social situations. Japanese people do not always find it easy to express their opinions, so discussing blood types is an indirect way of telling people what you think of them.
It can be inferred from the passage that in Japan
A. people associate blood types solely with personality traits.
B. a complicated scientific theory relating blood types to personality has been developed.
C. many more people than elsewhere know which type of blood they have.
D. blood transfusions are made only for certain types of blood.
Giải thích: Có thể suy luận từ đoạn văn rằng ở Nhật Bản
A. con người chỉ liên kết nhóm máu với các đặc điểm tính cách.
B. một lý thuyết khoa học phức tạp biến cá quan đến nhóm máu với tính cách đã được phát triển.
C. nhiều người hơn những nơi khác biết họ có nhóm máu nào.
D. truyền máu chỉ được thực hiện cho một số loại máu.
Thông tin: In Japan, however, things are different, since a large proportion of the population believes that blood type determines personality and, as a result, over 90% of the population are aware which type they are.
Tạm dịch: Tyuy nhiên, ở Nhật Bản, mọi thứ lại khác, vì một phần lớn dân số tin rằng nhóm máu quyết định tính cách và kết quả là hơn 90% dân số biết họ thuộc nhóm máu nào.
A. con người chỉ liên kết nhóm máu với các đặc điểm tính cách.
B. một lý thuyết khoa học phức tạp biến cá quan đến nhóm máu với tính cách đã được phát triển.
C. nhiều người hơn những nơi khác biết họ có nhóm máu nào.
D. truyền máu chỉ được thực hiện cho một số loại máu.
Thông tin: In Japan, however, things are different, since a large proportion of the population believes that blood type determines personality and, as a result, over 90% of the population are aware which type they are.
Tạm dịch: Tyuy nhiên, ở Nhật Bản, mọi thứ lại khác, vì một phần lớn dân số tin rằng nhóm máu quyết định tính cách và kết quả là hơn 90% dân số biết họ thuộc nhóm máu nào.
Đáp án C.