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The placebo effect is far more powerful than most people...

Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.
The placebo effect is far more powerful than most people realize. It's fascinating, and it has been (1) _____ studied by medical science. We know that four placebo sugar pills a day will clean up an illness quicker than two sugar pills, we know that an injection is a more effective treatment for pain than a pill, we know that green pills are more effective (2) _____ stress than red pills, and we know that brand packaging on painkillers increases pain relief.
But if homeopathy users are being deceived by the placebo effect, is that so bad? Maybe not. There are often situations (3) _____ people want treatment but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) _____ commonly colds. Trying every known medication will only give you side effects. A sugar pill in these circumstances seems a very (5) _____ option.
(Adapted from Unlimited B2 - student's book)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (3) is...
A. where
B. whom
C. which
D. why
Phương pháp giải:
Kiến thức: Đại từ quan hệ
Giải chi tiết:
A. where: nơi mà … => thay cho từ chỉ nơi chốn
B. whom: người mà … => thay cho từ chỉ người
C. which: cái mà … => thay cho từ chỉ vật
D. why: tại sao, lí do mà … => chỉ nguyên nhân, lý do
"situations" (tình huống) => chỉ vật => dùng "which"
There are often situations (3) which people want treatment …
Tạm dịch: Thường có những tình huống mà mọi người muốn điều trị …
Đáp án C.
 

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