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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each the numbered blanks.
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) ______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (35) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) ______ city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38)_______, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...
A. Otherwise
B. For example
C. Moreover
D. However
Psychologists have long known that having a set of cherished companions is crucial to mental well-being. A recent study by Australian investigators concluded that our friends even help to (34) ______ our lives. The study concentrated on the social environment, general health, and lifestyle of 1,477 persons older than 70 years. The participants were asked how much contact they had with friends, children, relatives and acquaintances. Researchers were surprised to learn that friendships increased life (35) ______ to a far greater extent than frequent contact with children and other relatives. This benefit held true even after these friends had moved away to (36) ______ city and was independent of factors such as socioeconomic status, health, and way of life. According to scientists, the ability to have relationships with people to (37) ______ one is important has a positive effect on physical and mental health. Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38)_______, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
(Source: Academic Vocabulary in Use by Michael McCarthy and Felicity O’Dell)
The word or phrase which best fits the gap (38) is...
A. Otherwise
B. For example
C. Moreover
D. However
Kiến thức: Đọc điền từ
Giải thích:
Xét các đáp án:
A. Otherwise: Mặt khác
B. For example: Ví dụ
C. Moreover: Hơn nữa
D. However: Tuy nhiên
Vậy đáp án đúng là C
Thông tin: Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38) Moreover, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
Tạm dịch: Sự căng thẳng và xu hướng suy thoái đã giảm và các hành vi tổn hại đến sức khỏe, chẳng hạn như hút thuốc lá và uống rượu bia, xảy ra ít thường xuyên hơn. Hơn nữa, mạng lưới hỗ trợ của chúng tôi, trong những thời điểm tai họa nói riêng, có thể nâng cao tâm trạng và cảm xúc của chúng ta về giá trị bản thân và đưa ra các chiến lược hữu ích để đối phó với những thử thách cá nhân khó khăn.
Giải thích:
Xét các đáp án:
A. Otherwise: Mặt khác
B. For example: Ví dụ
C. Moreover: Hơn nữa
D. However: Tuy nhiên
Vậy đáp án đúng là C
Thông tin: Stress and tendency towards depression are reduced, and behaviours that are damaging to health, such as smoking and drinking, occur less frequently. (38) Moreover, our support networks, in times of calamity in particular, can raise our moods and feelings of self-worth and offer helpful strategies for dealing with difficult personal challenges.
Tạm dịch: Sự căng thẳng và xu hướng suy thoái đã giảm và các hành vi tổn hại đến sức khỏe, chẳng hạn như hút thuốc lá và uống rượu bia, xảy ra ít thường xuyên hơn. Hơn nữa, mạng lưới hỗ trợ của chúng tôi, trong những thời điểm tai họa nói riêng, có thể nâng cao tâm trạng và cảm xúc của chúng ta về giá trị bản thân và đưa ra các chiến lược hữu ích để đối phó với những thử thách cá nhân khó khăn.
Đáp án C.