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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 word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30. THE DANGERS OF DIETING Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the (26)_______ of overweight people is at a new high. People often try some of the popular fad diets. Many people see fad diets as harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (27)______ the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even gain weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some (28)______ results, long-term results are very rare. (29)______ , people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets which involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation (30)_______ a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy.
A.sum
B. range C. number Correct answer D. amount
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TEMPORARY TRANSLATION: THE DANGERS OF DIETING Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. People often try some of the popular fad diets. Many people see fad diets as harmless ways of losing weight, and they are grateful to have them. Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually do the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their starting weight, or even gain weight. While the reckless use of fad diets can bring some initial results, long-term results are very rare. Still, people who are fed up with the difficulties of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets which involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food, or they prohibit other types of foods entirely. This results in a situation where a person’s body doesn’t get all the vitamins and other things that it needs to stay healthy. THE DANGERS OF DIET Due to our modern lifestyle, with more time spent in front of the computer than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. People often try some popular diets. Many people view fad diets as a harmless way to lose weight, and they’re grateful to have them. Unfortunately, fad diets not only don’t work, they can actually be dangerous for your health. Experts estimate that 95 percent of dieters return to their original weight, or even gain weight. While reckless use of fad diets may yield some initial results, long-term results are rare. However, people fed up with the difficulty of changing their eating habits often turn to fad diets that involve extreme dietary changes. They advise eating only one type of food or banning other foods altogether. This leads to a situation where a person’s body does not receive all the vitamins and other things needed to maintain health. – sum (n): amount – range (n): string – the number of + Ns: amount .. – amount (n): amount Roughly translated: Thanks to our modern lifestyle, with more and more time spent sitting down in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high. (Due to our modern lifestyle, with more time spent in front of computers than ever before, the number of overweight people is at a new high.) → Choose answer C
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- Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. The president, with his wife and children, are at home watching the news on television.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. The president, with his wife and children, are at home watching the news on television. A. on television B. are Correct answer C. news D. with his wife
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S1, along with/together with/with S2 => V divided by S1 => Change “are” to “is” because “the president” is singular N. Temporary translation: The president and his wife and children are at home watching the news on television. Choose B.
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- When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensible research just makes sense.
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When there are diametrically opposing views on a big issue that concerns millions of people, doing comprehensible research just makes sense. A. diametrically B. makes C. concerns D. comprehensible Correct answer
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comprehensible (adj): easy to understand comprehensive (adj): comprehensive => change to comprehensive Comprehensiveness would be very meaningful. Choose D.
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- I prefer the second option – their advantages are simplicity and cheapness.
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I prefer the second option – their advantages are simplicity and cheapness. A. cheapness B. prefer C. simplicity D. their Correct answer
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=> change their to its Roughly translated: I prefer the second option – their advantage is simplicity and cheapness. Choose D.
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- Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do my homework.”, Huyen said to her teacher.
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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. “I’m sorry. I didn’t do my homework.”, Huyen said to her teacher. A. Huyen apologized to the teacher for not doing her homework. Correct answer B. Huyen forgot to do her homework and she said sorry to her teacher. C. Huyen told her teacher she was sorry because she didn’t do her homework. D. Huyen feels sorry for not doing my homework.
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Explanation: apologize (v): apologize. Roughly translated: “I’m sorry. I haven’t done my homework yet,” Huyen said to the teacher. Choose A.
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- Peter hasn’t gone abroad to travel for nearly 5 years.
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Peter hasn’t gone abroad to travel for nearly 5 years. A. Peter last went abroad to travel nearly 5 years ago. Correct answer B. The last time Peter had gone abroad to travel was nearly 5 years ago. C. It’s nearly 5 years since Peter first went abroad to travel. D. It is the first time that Peter has gone abroad to travel for nearly 5 years.
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Explanation: S + HTHT + time = S + last + QKD Roughly translated: Peter has not traveled abroad for nearly 5 years. Choose A.
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Unfortunately, not only don’t fad diets usually (27)______ the trick, they can actually be dangerous for your health.