20 câu Tiếng Anh lớp 10 Unit 11: Achievements - Reading - Explore New Worlds có đáp án

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In a study released early on the JAMA web site, researchers from the University of Toronto and hospitals in the area describe the rapid spread of the coronavirus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Beginning with a single patient at a community hospital who acquired the virus from another family member who had traveled to China, health care workers became infected. Further spread occurred as patients were transferred among hospitals before the source of inflections and the nature of SARS were identified. Laboratory product companies are working on a test that could be used to diagnose SARS quickly. Many - drug companies are ready working on a SARS vaccine. Even if a vaccine is found, it will surely take several years before it is available for wide public distribution.

Which causes SARS?

Why did SARS spread in Toronto?

Up to now _______ in Toronto.

What are laboratory product companies doing ?

If a vaccine is found ________.

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Years ago, because of the lack of good medical care, diseases were the most terrible threat to the early people. Of course, they had no pills, tablets or capsules as we do today. They used to eat herbs or three bark to cure many diseases. They also knew that food had great effect on their health. Actually the medicines that we take today are mostly extracted from herbs, tree bark, plants and food. For example, in the 17th century, the Peruvian Indians ate cinchona bark when they had a fever. They learned this from experience only. Until 1816, some pharmacists extracted quinine from the cinchona bark. It is used in the treatment of malaria, a disease transmitted by the anopheles mosquito and common in the tropical countries. Quinine is also used to help cure other diseases. However, if a child use quinine for a long time, he or she will have rickets.

Years ago, ________.

The early people used to ________ when they were ill.

The medicines that we take today are mostly extracted from ________.

Quinine was extracted from the cinchona bark in _________.

Quinine is used to help cure __________.

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According to many experts, violence carried out by the victim’s family members is the most common kind of violence against females. It is called domestic violence. A new report says domestic violence is one of the worst kinds of human rights violations. Such action affects the emotional and physical health of victims. Domestic violence also can be psychological. Victims of repeated psychological violence say emotional torture and living in fear are worse than physical mistreatment. Domestic violence happens because of sex discrimination. Males are considered more important in parts of South Asia, North Africa, the Middle East and China. In some countries, women are considered the property of men. Several men feel that they have the right to punish women in their family. Domestic violence also includes preventing women from getting education or medical care. The people who carry out domestic violence should be punished strictly for their acts.

Domestic violence is _______.

Domestic violence affects _______.

Domestic violence happens because of _____________.

According to victims of psychological violence, ____________.

In some countries, __________.

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Women’s rights leaders from around the world met at the office of the United Nations to discuss new ways to prevent violence against women and girls. In the conference, they approved a plan of action to improve the lives of women all over the world. They discussed some problems such as women’s health, efforts to help poor women, sex education and human rights. The delegates also promised more efforts to help women gain economic and political power.

A recent study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says in Rwanda girls are often mistreated. The girls questioned in the study said that no one would help them and punish the people that hurt them. Several women face widespread torture and murder and the government does little to help them.

What did the women’s rights leaders from around the world discuss?

What did the delegates promise?

In Rwanda _________.

According to the girls questioned in the study __________.

The government ____________.