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 (25) __________ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (26) __________ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (27) __________. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (28) __________ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (29) __________ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
(By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions AdvanceD. OUP)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. or
B. because
C. whereas
D. so
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 (25) __________ for school? According to a new report, today's generation of children are in danger of getting so (26) __________ sleep that they are putting their mental and physical health at (27) __________. Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, (28) __________ teenagers require nine or ten hours. According to medical experts, one in five youngsters (29) __________ anything between two and five hours' sleep a night less than their parents did at their age.
(By Tim Falla and Paul A.Davies, Solutions AdvanceD. OUP)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (28) is...
A. or
B. because
C. whereas
D. so
- or: hay, hoặc
- because + clause: vì, bởi vì
- so: vì thế, do đó
"Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, whereas teenagers require nine or ten hours" (Người lớn có thể dễ dàng sống được với giấc ngủ 7-8 tiếng một đêm, trong khi đó thanh thiếu niên cần đến 9 hoặc 10 tiếng.)
- because + clause: vì, bởi vì
- so: vì thế, do đó
"Adults can easily survive on seven to eight hours' sleep a night, whereas teenagers require nine or ten hours" (Người lớn có thể dễ dàng sống được với giấc ngủ 7-8 tiếng một đêm, trong khi đó thanh thiếu niên cần đến 9 hoặc 10 tiếng.)
Đáp án C.