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.
The reason women appear to be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men might be due to a number of genetic, anatomical and even social influences, researchers have suggested. Recent figures show about 65% of those with living with dementia in the UK are women, with a similar statistic seen in the US for Alzheimer's disease, while dementia is the leading cause of death for women in England. Alzheimer's disease is only one of the types of dementia, but the most common form. While one explanation is that dementia risk increases with age, and women have longer life expectancies than men, new research suggests there might be more to the matter, including that protein tangles found within neurons and linked to Alzheimer's disease might spread differently in women's brains than men's. The study, presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Los Angeles by researchers from Vanderbilt University and which has not yet been peer-reviewed, used scans from a method called positron emission tomography. That allowed them to look at the way clumps of a protein called tau were spread in the brains of 123 men and 178 women without cognitive problems, as well as 101 men and 60 women with mild cognitive problems – although not yet diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Cognitively normal older people often have small amounts of tau in certain areas of their brain. From the data the team could build maps showing which areas of the brain show similar signals relating to tau in the scans, suggesting they are somehow connected. "Based on that we kind of try to reconstruct the pattern of spread," Dr Sepideh Shokouhi, who is presenting the research, told the Guardian. "It is kind of like reconstructing a crime scene." The team says the results suggest these maps look different in women and men, suggesting tau might be able to spread more rapidly across the female brain. Other research presented at the conference – and also not yet peer reviewed – added weight to the idea that there might be differences between men and women that affect dementia risk. Research by scientists at the University of Miami has revealed a handful of genes and genetic variants appear to be linked to Alzheimer's disease in just one biological sex or the other. While the actual importance of these factors has yet to be unpicked, and the study only looked at white participants, the team says it underscores that there could be a genetic reason for differences in the risk of dementia in men and women, and the way it develops.
(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com)
Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. The differences between male and female brain and the condition for Alzheimer's.
B. Research shines light on why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
C. The method for treating Alzheimer's in women
D. Alzheimer's – the leading cause of death for women.
The reason women appear to be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men might be due to a number of genetic, anatomical and even social influences, researchers have suggested. Recent figures show about 65% of those with living with dementia in the UK are women, with a similar statistic seen in the US for Alzheimer's disease, while dementia is the leading cause of death for women in England. Alzheimer's disease is only one of the types of dementia, but the most common form. While one explanation is that dementia risk increases with age, and women have longer life expectancies than men, new research suggests there might be more to the matter, including that protein tangles found within neurons and linked to Alzheimer's disease might spread differently in women's brains than men's. The study, presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Los Angeles by researchers from Vanderbilt University and which has not yet been peer-reviewed, used scans from a method called positron emission tomography. That allowed them to look at the way clumps of a protein called tau were spread in the brains of 123 men and 178 women without cognitive problems, as well as 101 men and 60 women with mild cognitive problems – although not yet diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Cognitively normal older people often have small amounts of tau in certain areas of their brain. From the data the team could build maps showing which areas of the brain show similar signals relating to tau in the scans, suggesting they are somehow connected. "Based on that we kind of try to reconstruct the pattern of spread," Dr Sepideh Shokouhi, who is presenting the research, told the Guardian. "It is kind of like reconstructing a crime scene." The team says the results suggest these maps look different in women and men, suggesting tau might be able to spread more rapidly across the female brain. Other research presented at the conference – and also not yet peer reviewed – added weight to the idea that there might be differences between men and women that affect dementia risk. Research by scientists at the University of Miami has revealed a handful of genes and genetic variants appear to be linked to Alzheimer's disease in just one biological sex or the other. While the actual importance of these factors has yet to be unpicked, and the study only looked at white participants, the team says it underscores that there could be a genetic reason for differences in the risk of dementia in men and women, and the way it develops.
(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com)
Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
A. The differences between male and female brain and the condition for Alzheimer's.
B. Research shines light on why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
C. The method for treating Alzheimer's in women
D. Alzheimer's – the leading cause of death for women.
Theo đoạn 4, bài học từ một trong những nhân vật trí thức vĩ đại nhất trong lịch sử là gì?
A. Cơ hội phục vụ người khác mang đến ý thức mạnh mẽ hơn về mục đích và ý nghĩa trong cuộc sống
B. Không có sự tự do tha thứ, cuối cùng bạn sẽ phục vụ vì những lý do sai lầm
C. Chúng ta nên tận dụng sự giúp đỡ hào phóng của người khác mà không cần phải trả lại
D. Chỉ một số ít người sử dụng cuộc sống của họ để phục vụ người khác
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn bốn:
The Greek philosopher Aristotle once surmised that the essence of life is "To serve others and do good." If recent research is any indication, serving others might also be the essence of good health. (Nhà triết học Hy Lạp Aristotle đã từng phỏng đoán rằng bản chất của cuộc sống là "Phục vụ người khác và làm từ thiện." Nếu nghiên cứu gần đây là bất kỳ dấu hiệu nào, phục vụ người khác cũng có thể là bản chất của sức khỏe tốt.)
A. Cơ hội phục vụ người khác mang đến ý thức mạnh mẽ hơn về mục đích và ý nghĩa trong cuộc sống
B. Không có sự tự do tha thứ, cuối cùng bạn sẽ phục vụ vì những lý do sai lầm
C. Chúng ta nên tận dụng sự giúp đỡ hào phóng của người khác mà không cần phải trả lại
D. Chỉ một số ít người sử dụng cuộc sống của họ để phục vụ người khác
Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn bốn:
The Greek philosopher Aristotle once surmised that the essence of life is "To serve others and do good." If recent research is any indication, serving others might also be the essence of good health. (Nhà triết học Hy Lạp Aristotle đã từng phỏng đoán rằng bản chất của cuộc sống là "Phục vụ người khác và làm từ thiện." Nếu nghiên cứu gần đây là bất kỳ dấu hiệu nào, phục vụ người khác cũng có thể là bản chất của sức khỏe tốt.)
Đáp án B.