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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) ______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (35) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) ______ city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38)_______, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (36) is...
A. another
B. other
C. many
D. others
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) ______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (35) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) ______ city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38)_______, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (36) is...
A. another
B. other
C. many
D. others
Kiến thức: Đọc điền từ
Giải thích:
Xét các đáp án:
A. another (+ N-số ít): một cái/ người khác/ nữa
B. other (+ N-số nhiều): những cái/ người khác
C. many (+ N-số nhiều): nhiều …
D. others = other + N-số nhiều
Ta thấy sau chỗ trống là danh từ đếm được số it nên đáp án phù hợp là A
Thông tin: This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life.
Tạm dịch: Lợi ích này vẫn đúng ngay cả sau khi những người bạn này đã chuyển đến một thành phố khác và không phụ thuộc vào các yếu tố như tình trạng kinh tế xã hội, sức khỏe và lối sống.
Giải thích:
Xét các đáp án:
A. another (+ N-số ít): một cái/ người khác/ nữa
B. other (+ N-số nhiều): những cái/ người khác
C. many (+ N-số nhiều): nhiều …
D. others = other + N-số nhiều
Ta thấy sau chỗ trống là danh từ đếm được số it nên đáp án phù hợp là A
Thông tin: This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) another city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life.
Tạm dịch: Lợi ích này vẫn đúng ngay cả sau khi những người bạn này đã chuyển đến một thành phố khác và không phụ thuộc vào các yếu tố như tình trạng kinh tế xã hội, sức khỏe và lối sống.
Đáp án A.