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CHỦ ĐỀ: DỊCH BỆNH COVID 19
1. 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.
A 113-year-old woman - believed to be the oldest woman in Spain - has ____ (1) COVID-19,
according to officials. Maria Branyas tested positive for the coronavirus after the country went into
lockdown in March and not many people thought she would make it. ____(2) after weeks in
isolation, Ms Branyas recovered and only suffered ____(3) symptoms. The flu pandemic of 1918-
19, the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War and the coronavirus? She has officially lived through ____ (4)
single one of them. Born in Mexico in 1907, Branyas moved north to San Francisco two years later
and arrived in the Catalan province of Girona during World War One with her father, ____(5) was
a journalist. She raised three children - one of whom recently turned 86 - has 11 grandchildren -
the oldest of whom is 60 - and 13 great-grandchildren.
(Adapted from bbc.com)
Question 1: A. endured B. challenged C. survived D. confronted

Question 2: A. For B. So C. But D. That

Question 3: A. soft B. mild C. light D. calm

Question 4: A. either B. any C. all D. every

Question 5: A. which B. whom C. that D. who

 2. 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.
Many doctors in India fear that an inadequate supply of protective equipment that meets
international guidelines will __________ (6) them dangerously exposed to the new coronavirus,
__________ (7) many of them have been intimidated for highlighting the government's
inefficiency in providing them adequate protective gear to fight the pandemic. Recently, 4 doctors,
all of __________ (8) work at New Delhi's Hindu Rao Hospital, were threatened with dismissal
for talking about the dearth of equipment. However, in a press
__________ (9) on Friday, the federal government said that the availability of PPE with the states
has "doubled" and __________ (10) two million N-95 masks were provided. But current statistics
do not seem to reflect this: of the nearly 9,000 COVID-19 patients in India, at least 90 are health
professionals.
Question 6: A. put B. place C. leave D. set

Question 7: A. for B. or C. so D. yet

Question 8: A. who B. whom C. which D. what

Question 9: A. release B. launch C. broadcast D. publication

Question 10: A. another B. the other C. other D. others

 3. 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.
Wuhan Coronavirus Looks Increasingly Like a Pandemic, Experts Say
Rapidly rising caseloads alarm researchers, who fear the virus may make its way across the
globe. (11) _____, scientists cannot yet predict how many deaths may result. The Wuhan
coronavirus spreading from China is now likely to become a pandemic (12) _____ circles the
globe, according to many of the world's leading infectious disease experts. The prospect is
daunting. A pandemic - an ongoing epidemic on two or more continents- may well have global
consequences, despite the extraordinary travel restrictions and quarantines now imposed by China
and (13) _____ countries, including the United States.
Scientists do not yet know how (14) _____ the new coronavirus is, however, so there is
uncertainty about how much damage a pandemic might cause. But there is growing consensus that
the pathogen is readily transmitted between humans. Many scientists have found that the Wuhan
coronavirus is spreading more like influenza, which is highly (15) _____ than its slow-moving
viral cousins, SARS and MERS. "It's very, very transmissible, and it almost certainly is going to
be a pandemic,” said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Disease.
Question 11: A. So B. However C. Because D. Although

Question 12: A. who B. why C. which D. where

Question 13: A. other B. more C. another D. others

Question 14: A. unhealthy B. lethal C. dead D. wonderful

Question 15: A. legal B. important C. necessary D. transmissible

 4. 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.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning young people all over the world that they are
also at risk from COVID-19. The WHO said young people are not exempt from catching the
coronavirus. Many young people ___ (16) _____believe they will not catch the virus because of
their age. They think it is a disease that only older people catch. The WHO said the truth is ____
(17) ____young people are catching the coronavirus and becoming ill or dying from it. It added
that young people are also spreading the disease to their parents, grandparents and _____ (18)
___people. The White House also urged young adults to follow advice and to avoid gathering in
large groups to help prevent the spread of the virus.
The Director-General of the WHO said: "Today, I have a message for young people: You are not
invincible." He added: "This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or even kill you.
Even if you don't get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference
between life and death for someone else." The WHO said: "A significant proportion of
patients___ (19) _____in hospital for COVID-19 around the world are aged under 50." New
York Governor Andrew Cuomo said many
young people are not ___ (20) _____the state's social-distancing rules. He told young people
that: "This is a public health issue and you cannot be endangering other peoples' health."
( Source: https://breakingnewsenglish.com/)
Question 16: A.really B. mistakenly C.strongly D. frequently

Question 17: A.why B. what C. that D. when

Question 18: A. other B.others C.the others D. the other

Question 19: A.to treat B.to be treated C.treating D. treated

Question 20: A. following B. doing C.making D. keeping

 ĐÁP ÁN
Exercise 1:

1C 2C 3B 4D 5D

Exercise 2:

6C 7D 8B 9A 10A

Exercise 3:

11B 12C 13A 14B 15D

Exercise 4:

16B 17C 18A 19D 20A