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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.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

 

The word “Advocates” is closest in meaning to which of the following?

A. Proponents

B. Merchants

C. Inspectors

D. Consumers

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14 tháng 2 2017

Đáp án A.

Key words: advocates, closest meaning.

Câu hỏi: Từ “Advocates” gần nghĩa nhất với từ nào dưới đây?

Clue: “Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others”: Những người ủng hộ thực phẩm hữu cơ, một thuật ngữ với nghĩa vô cùng đa dạng, thường xuyên tuyên bố rằng các thực phẩm này an toàn hơn và có nhiều dinh dưỡng hơn các sản phẩm khác.

Phân tích: Vì những người “advocates” nghĩ sản phẩm thức ăn hữu cơ an toàn và nhiều dinh dưỡng, đều là những từ tích cực dành cho loại sản phẩm này, nên có thể suy luận đây là những người ưa chuộng sản phẩm này. “Advocates” là những người tán thành, ủng hộ một ý tưởng hoặc quan điểm nào đó.

Xét các đáp án:

A. Proponents: người đề xướng – một người đề xướng ra một ý tưởng nghĩa là người đó tán thành ý tưởng đó – hợp lý.

B. Merchants: Thương gia, người mua bán hàng hóa – không hợp lý.

C. Inspectors: Thanh tra, người điều tra – không hợp lý.

D. Consumers: Người tiêu dùng – không hợp lý vì không thể hiện được thái độ tán thành hay không.

Vậy đáp án A là hợp lý nhất.

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.Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.The growing interest of consumers in the...
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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.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

 

The word “others” refers to _______.

A. advantages

B. advocates

C. organic foods

D. products

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13 tháng 5 2018

Đáp án D.

Key words: others, refer to.

Câu hỏi: Từ “others” trong bài văn được hiểu là gì?

Clue: “… such products are safer and more nutritious than others”: … các thực phẩm này an toàn hơn và có nhiều dinh dưỡng hơn các sản phẩm khác.

Phân tích: Tác giả đưa ra so sánh giữa hai vật, một là “such products” và hai là “others”. “Others” ở đây phải tương ứng với chủ ngữ đầu tiên, nên đầy đủ phải là “other products”. Vì vậy đáp án đúng phải là D. products: sản phẩm.

Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:

A. advantages: những điểm mạnh

B. advocates: những người tán thành

C. organic foods: thực phẩm hữu cơ

MEMORIZE

advocate / ˈædvəkeɪt / (v): ủng hộ, tán thành

advocate / ˈædvəkət / (n): người ủng hộ, người tán thành; luật sư

- advocate of sth/ peace/ socialism: người chủ trương hòa bình, người tán thành CNXH

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the...
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Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

What is the author’s attitude toward the claims made by supporters of health foods?

A. Very enthusiastic

B. Somewhat favorable

C. Neutral

D. Skeptical

1
23 tháng 4 2018

Đáp án C

Thái độ của tác giả đối với các tuyên bố của những người ủng hộ thực phẩm lành mạnh là gì?

A. Rất nhiệt tình

B. Hơi thiên vị

C. Trung lập

D. Hoài nghi

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the...
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Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

The “welcome development” mentioned in line 6 is an increase in ______.

A. interest in food safety and nutrition among North Americans 

B. the nutritional quality of the typical North American diet. 

C. the amount of healthy food grown in North America. 

D. the number of consumers in North America.

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25 tháng 3 2018

Đáp án A

" welcome development" được đề cập trong dòng 6 là sự gia tăng trong ______.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development.

A. quan tâm đến an toàn thực phẩm và dinh dưỡng ở Bắc Mỹ

B. chất lượng dinh dưỡng của chế độ ăn điển hình ở Bắc Mỹ.

C. lượng thực phẩm lành mạnh được trồng ở Bắc Mỹ.

D. số lượng người tiêu dùng ở Bắc Mỹ.

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the...
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Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

The word “maintain” has closest meaning with ______.

A. improve

B. monitor

C. keep

D. restore

1
15 tháng 6 2018

Đáp án C

Từ "duy trì" có nghĩa gần nhất với ______.

A. cải thiện

B. màn hình

C. giữ

D. khôi phục

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.    Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Avocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious then others.      The growing interest of comsumers in...
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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.

    Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Avocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious then others.

 

 

    The growing interest of comsumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interst has been spraked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown food prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

    Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains an the like.

    One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if the believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

The word “others” refers to ________ .

A. advantages

B. advocates 

C. organic foods 

D. products 

1
12 tháng 9 2018

Đáp án D.

Keywords: others, refer to.

Câu hỏi: Từ “others” trong bài văn được hiểu là gì?

Clue: “… such products are safer and more nutritions than others”

các thực phẩm này an toàn hơn và nhiều dinh dưỡng hơn các sản phẩm khác.

 

 

 

 

Phân tích: Tác giả đưa ra so sánh giữa hai vật, một là “such products” và hai là “others”. “Others” ở đây phải tương ứng với chủ ngữ đầu tiên, nên đầy đủ phải là “other products”. Vì vậy đáp án đúng phải là D. products: sản phẩm.

Các đáp án khác không phù hợp:

          A. advantages: những điểm mạnh

          B. advocates: những người tán thành

          C. organic foods: thực phẩm hữu cơ

Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the...
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Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer the comprehension questions

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods - a term whose meaning varies greatly - frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

The word “those” stands for ______?

A. foods

B. concern

C. consumers

D. they

1
12 tháng 11 2017

Đáp án C

Từ "those" là viết tắt của ______?

A. thực phẩm

B. mối quan tâm

C. người tiêu dùng

D. họ

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 from 36 to 42.Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.The growing interest of...
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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 from 36 to 42.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.          

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.          

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead

The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because ___________________.

A. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods

B. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods         

C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods      

D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops

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3 tháng 7 2018

Đáp án B

Tác giả ngụ ý rằng có nguyên nhân cho mối lo ngại nếu người tiêu dùng với thu nhập có giới hạn mua thực phẩm hữu cơ thay vì những thực phẩm được trồng thông thường bởi vì

A. nhiều thực phẩm hữu cơ thật sự ít dinh dưỡng hơn so với thực phẩm tương tự được trồng thông thường.

B. thực phẩm hữu cơ có thể đắt tiền hơn nhưng thường không tốt hơn thực phẩm được trồng thông thường.

C. thực phẩm được trồng thông thường thì thường có sẵn nhiều hơn thực phẩm hữu cơ.
D. quá nhiều nông dân sẽ ngừng sử dụng các phương pháp thông thường để tăng trưởng vụ mùa thực phẩm.

Dẫn chứng: One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

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 from 36 to 42.Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.The growing interest of...
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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 from 36 to 42.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.          

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.          

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead

What is the author's attitude toward the claims made by advocates of health foods?

A. Very enthusiastic  

B. Somewhat favorable

C. Neutral 

D. Skeptical

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16 tháng 6 2017

Đáp án D

Thái độ của tác giả đối với những tuyên bố của những người ủng hộ thực phẩm hữu cơ là gì? A. rất phấn khởi

B. khá là ủng hộ

C. trung lập

D. hoài nghi

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 from 36 to 42.Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.The growing interest of...
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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 from 36 to 42.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.          

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for "no-aging" diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.          

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food supply and buy only expensive organic foods instead

According to the last paragraph, consumers who believe that organic foods are better than conventionally grown foods are often ______________.

A. careless 

B. mistaken  

C. thrifty    

D. wealthy

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28 tháng 8 2019

Đáp án B

Theo đoạn cuối, người tiêu dùng người mà tin rằng thực  phẩm hữu cơ tốt hơn thực phẩm được trồng bình thường thì

A. bất cẩn

B. bị cám dỗ

C. tiết kiệm

D. giàu có

Dẫn chứng: But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods

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.Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.The growing interest of consumers in the...
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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.

Are organically grown foods the best food choices? The advantages claimed for such foods over conventionally grown and marketed food products are now being debated. Advocates of organic foods – a term whose meaning varies greatly – frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.

The growing interest of consumers in the safety and more nutritional quality of the typical North American diet is a welcome development. However, much of this interest has been sparked by sweeping claims that the food supply is unsafe or inadequate in meeting nutritional needs. Although most of these claims are not supported by scientific evidence, the preponderance of written material advancing such claims makes it difficult for the general public to separate fact from fiction. As a result, claims that eating a diet consisting entirely of organically grown foods prevents or cures disease or provides other benefits to health have become widely publicized and form the basis for folklore.

Almost daily the public is besieged by claims for “no-aging” diets, new vitamins, and other wonder foods. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains and the like.

One thing that most organically grown food products seem to have in common is that they cost more than conventionally grown foods. But in many cases consumers are misled if they believe organic foods can maintain health and provide better nutritional quality than conventionally grown foods. So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead.

 

The author implies that there is cause for concern if consumers with limited incomes buy organic foods instead of conventionally grown foods because _______.

A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods

B. many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods

C. conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods

D. too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops

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10 tháng 8 2019

Đáp án A.

Key words: implies, cause for concern, limited incomes.

Câu hỏi: Tác giả ngụ ý là nếu những người tiêu dùng với thu nhập có hạn mua thực phẩm hữu cơ thay vì thực phẩm được trồng truyền thống thì nguyên nhân cần quan tâm là gì?

Clue: “So there is real cause for concern if consumers, particularly those with limited incomes, distrust the regular food and buy only expensive organic foods instead”: Vì vậy sẽ là một mối bận tâm thực sự nếu các khách hàng, đặc biệt những người với thu nhập hạn chế, không tin tưởng thực phẩm thông thường mà thay vào đó chỉ mua thực phẩm hữu cơ đắt tiền.

Phân tích: Thức ăn hữu cơ đắt tiền hơn thức ăn thông thường, khi người tiêu dùng với thu nhập có hạn tiêu tốn nhiều tiền hơn với loại thực phẩm này vì họ lầm tưởng thức ăn hữu cơ tốt hơn thì gây ra mối quan ngại. Do đó, chọn đáp án A. organic foods can be more expensive but are often no better than conventionally grown foods: thực phẩm hữu cơ có thể đắt tiền hơn nhưng thường không tốt hơn thực phẩm được trồng truyền thống.

Các đáp án khác không có thông tin.

B. Many organic foods are actually less nutritious than similar conventionally grown foods: rất nhiều thực phẩm hữu cơ thực tế ít dinh dưỡng hơn những thực phẩm được trồng truyền thống tương đương – Không có thông tin.

C. Conventionally grown foods are more readily available than organic foods: thực phẩm được trồng truyền thống sẵn có hơn thực phẩm hữu cơ – Không có thông tin.

D. Too many farmers will stop using conventional methods to grow food crops: quá nhiều nông dân sẽ ngừng sử dụng phương pháp trồng trọt truyền thống – Không có thông tin.