Câu hỏi:
16/03/2020 1,083Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 36 to 42.
Life expectancy is the period of time that a person can expect to live. Life expectancy varies greatly between genders and cultures. It used to be that women had a lower life expectancy than men (1 in every 4 women died in childbirth), but now they live an average of four to five years longer than men. Life expectancy has been increasing rapidly over the last centuries. With the advent of such modern miracles as sewers, medicine and a greater understanding of how diseases are spread, our life expectancy has increased by 25-30 years.
In developing countries like Swaziland, where there is a high HIV/ AIDS rate, life expectancy is as low as 32.6 years. In developed countries like Australia, life expectancy rates are as high as 81 years. There are an increasing number of factors which can cancel out the disadvantages you have. The one that we are looking at now is how your career can affect your life expectancy. Choosing the wrong career can result in a shorter life!
If you want your career to positively influence your life expectancy, you have to be made of money. That's right. Rich people in wealthy areas of England and France live 10 years longer than the people in poorer areas. Having a successful career has its drawbacks, too if the result of hard work is stress.
Stress can lead to a number of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, tension and aggression. These conditions may result in a lack of concentration and an increase in serious injuries at work. They can also lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks which seriously affect life expectancy.
If you are worried that your job might decrease your life expectancy, you probably need to avoid careers on "dangerous jobs" list such as timber cutters, pilots, construction workers, roofer, truck drivers.
So if you don't want to kick the bucket at an early age, choose a career in something other than timber cutting, but above all, remember to relax.
From Pre-Essence Reading by Rachel Lee, Longman
Question 41: The phrase "kick the bucket" in the passage is closest in meaning to “____________”.
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Trả lời:
Đáp án D
Dịch nghĩa: Cụm “kick the bucket” gần nghĩa nhất với “____________”.
A. sống B. nghỉ ngơi
C. thành công D. chết
Đã bán 152
Đã bán 114
Đã bán 132
Đã bán 47
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Câu 1:
Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: The agreement ended six-month negotiation. It was signed yesterday.
Câu 2:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Not until I was on my way to the airport that I realized I had left my passport at home.
A B C D
Câu 3:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the finderlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Question 7: She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A B C D
Câu 4:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following questions.
Question 25: Mr. Brown is a very generous old man. He has given most of his wealth to a charity organization.
Câu 5:
Markthe letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 30: Companies spend millions of dollars on advertising. They want to increase their sales.
Câu 6:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 27: Although the play received good notices, not many people went to see it.
Câu 7:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 9: For the first time in 70 years, ______ aspirin's potential beyond reducing pain, fever and inflammation.
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