Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29.
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed in time for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (25) ___________sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at risk. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (26) ___________teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters gets anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
This (27) ___________ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (28) ___________Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour's sleep a night can have profound ef fects on how children perform the next day. A good night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (29)___________they release a hormone that is essential for their 'growth spurt' (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It's true that they can, to some extent, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won't help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. arranged
B. organized
C. established
D. acquired
Why is it that many teenagers have the energy to play computer games until late at night but can't find the energy to get out of bed in time for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (25) ___________sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at risk. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (26) ___________teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters gets anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
This (27) ___________ serious questions about whether lack of sleep is affecting children's ability to concentrate at school. The connection between sleep deprivation and lapses in memory, impaired reaction time and poor concentration is well (28) ___________Research has shown that losing as little as half an hour's sleep a night can have profound ef fects on how children perform the next day. A good night's sleep is also crucial for teenagers because it is while they are asleep (29)___________they release a hormone that is essential for their 'growth spurt' (the period during teenage years when the body grows at a rapid rate). It's true that they can, to some extent, catch up on sleep at weekends, but that won't help them when they are dropping off to sleep in class on a Friday afternoon.
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. arranged
B. organized
C. established
D. acquired
Kiến thức kiểm tra: Sự lựa chọn từ đúng/ Tính từ ghép
Giải thích chi tiết:
Một trong những cách thành lập tính từ ghép là áp dụng công thức "Trạng từ + P2", trong trường hợp này, trạng từ là well.
Các phương án được giải thích như sau:
A. (well) arranged (adj): được bố trí, sắp xếp tốt.
B. (well) organized (adj): được tổ chức tốt
C. (well) established (adj): đứng vững, tồn tại trong thời gian dài
D. (well) acquired (adj): được tiếp thu tốt (nói về kiến thức, kỹ năng)
Khi kết hợp với chủ ngữ "The connection", phương án C là phù hợp nhất.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Mối liên hệ giữa thiếu ngủ, suy giảm trí nhớ, mức độ phản ứng chậm và kém tập trung đã được biết đến từ lâu.
Giải thích chi tiết:
Một trong những cách thành lập tính từ ghép là áp dụng công thức "Trạng từ + P2", trong trường hợp này, trạng từ là well.
Các phương án được giải thích như sau:
A. (well) arranged (adj): được bố trí, sắp xếp tốt.
B. (well) organized (adj): được tổ chức tốt
C. (well) established (adj): đứng vững, tồn tại trong thời gian dài
D. (well) acquired (adj): được tiếp thu tốt (nói về kiến thức, kỹ năng)
Khi kết hợp với chủ ngữ "The connection", phương án C là phù hợp nhất.
Ý nghĩa của câu: Mối liên hệ giữa thiếu ngủ, suy giảm trí nhớ, mức độ phản ứng chậm và kém tập trung đã được biết đến từ lâu.
Đáp án C.