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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 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 (4) is...
A. almost
B. most
C. mostly
D. at most
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 (4) is...
A. almost
B. most
C. mostly
D. at most
Phương pháp giải:
Kiến thức: Từ hạn định / đại từ
Giải chi tiết:
A. almost + động từ / tính từ / danh từ (adv): gần như
B. most: hầu hết, hầu như => most + tính từ dài/trạng từ dài: … nhất
C. mostly (adv): chủ yếu là
D. at most = not more than: cùng lắm là
Vì có "commonly" là trạng từ nên không dùng thêm trạng từ trước đó nữa, cần dùng so sánh nhất.
… but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) most commonly colds.
Tạm dịch: …nhưng thuốc ít mang lại hiệu quả - đau lưng, căng thẳng trong công việc, mệt mỏi không rõ nguyên nhân về mặt y tế và phổ biến nhất là cảm lạnh.
Kiến thức: Từ hạn định / đại từ
Giải chi tiết:
A. almost + động từ / tính từ / danh từ (adv): gần như
B. most: hầu hết, hầu như => most + tính từ dài/trạng từ dài: … nhất
C. mostly (adv): chủ yếu là
D. at most = not more than: cùng lắm là
Vì có "commonly" là trạng từ nên không dùng thêm trạng từ trước đó nữa, cần dùng so sánh nhất.
… but medicine has little to offer - back pain, stress at work, medically unexplained fatigue, and (4) most commonly colds.
Tạm dịch: …nhưng thuốc ít mang lại hiệu quả - đau lưng, căng thẳng trong công việc, mệt mỏi không rõ nguyên nhân về mặt y tế và phổ biến nhất là cảm lạnh.
Đáp án B.