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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 29 to 33.

     The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organization, was an agency of the League of Nations.

     The constitution of the World Health Organization had been signed by all 61 countries of the United Nations by 22 July 1946, with the first meeting of the World Health Assembly finishing on 24 July 1948. It incorporated the Office International d'Hygiène Publique and the League of Nations Health Organization. Since its creation, it has played a leading role in the eradication of smallpox. Its current priorities include communicable diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria and tuberculosis; the mitigation of the effects of non-communicable diseases; sexual and reproductive health, development, and aging; nutrition, food security and healthy eating; occupational health; substance abuse; and driving the development of reporting, publications, and networking.

     The WHO is responsible for the World Health Report, a leading international publication on health, the worldwide World Health Survey, and World Health Day (7 April of every year). The head of WHO is Margaret Chan.

     The 2014/2015 proposed budget of the WHO is about US$4 billion. About US$930 million are to be provided by member states with a further US$3 billion to be from voluntary contributions.

     The WHO's programs address communicable and non-communicable siseases, including HIV/AIDS, Ebola, malaria, and tuberculosis. The organization J. ovides vaccinations against 25 different preventable infections, and campaigns or access to safe and affordable medicines for all. In addition, the WHO strives to combat drug addiction, tobacco use, and unhealthy diets, promote maternal and child health, and advocate for universal healthcare coverage.

What is the passage mainly about? 

A. Ways to mitigate deadly diseases 
B. Problems facing an international organisation 
C. The financial situation of an international organisation 
D. An international organisation for public health

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Trả lời:

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Chọn đáp án D

Câu hỏi cùng đoạn

Câu 2:

According to paragraph 1, WHO _______ 

A. was the original name of the organisation 
B. had a different name in its early history
C. had its main office in Asia 
D. was set up in the early 1940 s

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Chọn đáp án B

Câu 3:

What does the word "It" in paragraph 2 refer to? 

A. first meeting 
B. WHO 
C. the UN 
D. public health

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Chọn đáp án B

Câu 4:

The word "communicable" is closest in meaning to _______ 

A. contagious
B. articulate
C. deadly
D. curable

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Chọn đáp án A

Câu 5:

Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph? 

A. Member states of WHO provide the majority of its budget. 
B. WHO's programs deal with all diseases the world faces. 
C. Not all vaccinations are provided by WHO. 
D. WHO does not do anything related to people's eating habits

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Chọn đáp án C

CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ

Câu 1

A. supermarket                      

B. bookshop                      
C. palace                            
D. conference

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Chọn đáp án B

Câu 2

A. peer pressure with some positive effects on our lives 
B. peer pressure having some positive effects on our lives 
C. can also have some positive effects on our lives 
D. peer pressure can also have some positive effects on our lives

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Chọn đáp án D

Câu 3

A. by                                      

B. of                                   
C. with                               
D. in

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Câu 4

A. Other                                 

B. Others                           
C. Another                         
D. The other

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