VIETNAM UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES – ENGLISH GROUP

-----------***------------
SAMPLE TEST 3

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following

sentences.

1. In phase II trials, testing determines the safety and …………… of the drug
in treating the condition and …………… the minimum and maximum effective
dose.
A. efficient/ establish B. effect/ established
C. efficacy/ establishes D. efficacious/ establish
2. An adverse event is any …………… medical occurrence in a patient or
clinical trial subject…………… a medicinal product has been administered.
A. normal / before B. abnormal/ after
C. abnormally / during D. normally / when
3. Many people don’t realize that animal trials ……………… by law, before
testing in humans can ……………
A. is required / take part B. are required/ take place

C. were required/ take place D. was required/ take part

4. In a controlled study, one group of test subjects is exposed to the
substance, while the …………… is not.
A. treatment group B. uncontrol group
C. experimental group D. control group
5. In truth, clinical trials are mainly aimed at answering ………………
questions.
A. statistical B. scientific C. clinical D.
preclinical
6. In general, their goal is to gather statistics to determine whether an
……………… drug is safe and effective.
A. experimental B. investigational
C. formulated D. Both A and B are
correct
7. …………… is an adverse event that threatens life, requires or prolongs
hospitalization, or results in ………
A. Serious adverse reaction /dead B. Serious adverse reaction/
death
C. Serious adverse event/ dead D. Serious adverse event/ death
8. Adverse reaction refers to all …………… responses to an investigational
medicinal product related to any dose administered.
A. normal and intended B. abnormal and intended
C. normal and unintended D. abnormal and
unintended
9. There are many rules that people who work in pharmaceutical companies
have to follow and they are regularly checked by the …………….
A. regulatory authorities B. QA department
C. administrative department D. R&D
10. Lab technicians perform tests on the ……………. using in drugs to make
sure they ……………. the high-quality specifications.
A. abnormal substances/ see B. placebo/ watch
C. raw materials/ meet D. active ingredients/ have
11. During production, samples are taken at critical stages and ……………. to
make sure, for example, that no ……………. has occurred. Effervescent: sủi
bọt
A. tested/ contamination B. taken/ uncleanning
C. held/ side effect D. had/ effervescent
12. A few years ago, a mother was convicted of ……………. leading to her
son’s death. It was claimed that he had died from a pain ……………. overdose.
A. carefulness/ medical B. ignorance/ drug
C. forgetting/ medicine D. negligence/ medication
13. Fake drugs may contain a ……………. placebo; a lower concentration of
the same active ingredient; a similar but different substance or a totally different,
potentially dangerous …………….
A. worthless / substance B. active/ tablet
C. worth/ excipient D. normal/ ingredients
14. With the advent of online pharmacies, open borders and …………….
chemical laboratories all over the world, the number of counterfeit drugs is on
……………. Advent: sự ra đời
A. out of controlled/ the raise B. controlled/ the rise
C. under-controlled/ the raise D. uncontrolled/ the rise
15. Because of increasing the number of counterfeit drugs, some countries are
passing ……………. regulations and ……………. tagging systems to help
trace the sources. Implicating: chứa đựng
A. strictly/ applying B. strictlier/ adding
C. stricter /implementing D. stricter/ implicating

II. Read the sentence and decide if it is True (T) or False (F) by choosing
the answer A or B.

1. The results of clinical testing which used by experts in pharmaceutical

method to determine how to best formulate the drug for its intended clinical use
are called Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC). preclinical
A. T B. F
2. Pharmacovigilance is defined as the science and activities relating to the
detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects or any
other drug-related problem.
A. T B. F
3. In a controlled study, test subjects in the treatment group receive the
medication under study, whereas the control group receives either a standard
medication or a placebo.
A. T B. F
4. A sticky label is a piece of paper attached with adhesive to the secondary
packaging to identify it and give details concerning its ownership, nature and/or
use. primary
A. T B. F
5. The rules of GMP provide a medium standard, which people have to follow
during the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
A. T B. F high

III. Read the text and choose the answer A, B, C or D to fill in the blanks
with missing information.

Packaging material use for pharmaceutical products is not only for

preventing them but also to indicate complete detail about the product.
Unlike other products, there are certain norms and regulations for packaging and
packing material use in pharmaceutical preparations. Three types of packaging
(primary, secondary and tertiary packaging) are used to pack medicines and
pharmaceutical products. “These” prevent products from destruction and
prevent potency loss or degradation etc.

Primary packaging is most important part of pharmaceutical material

packaging. Packaging used should be neutral and doesn’t show any
reaction or interaction with active ingredients or other ingredients of
dosage form. Primary packaging should have many qualities to prevent dosage
form during its self-life. “It” should be air locked and should prevent dosage
form from any type of contamination.

1. Packaging material use for pharmaceutical products is for …………….

purposes.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
2. The word “These” in paragraph 1 refers to …………….
A. Pharmaceutical products B. Three types of
packaging
C. Medicines D. Pharmaceutical
preparations
3. ……………. is most important part of pharmaceutical material packaging.
A. Primary packaging B. Secondary packaging
tertiary: loại ba
C. Tertiary packaging D. All are correct
4. Packaging used …………….
A. should be neutral
 B. doesn’t show any reaction or interaction with active ingredients or
other ingredients of dosage form
C. Both A and B are correct D. Either A or B is correct
5. The word “it” in the last sentence refers to …………….
A. important part B. reaction
C. interaction D. Primary packaging

IV. Read the text below and choose ONE suitable word from the given
ones to fill in each numbered blank.

healthcare Experienced process marketed Benefits

during pharmacovigilanc numbers which Rare
e

Drug safety, also known as (1) …pharmacovigilance ……, is the science of

detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of side effects (2) ……
which ……… allows us to understand more about the risks and (3) ……
benefits ………… of a medicine.
Drug safety scientists collect and evaluate information from patients and (4)
…… healthcare professionals to try and identify new information about the
use of medicines and any side effects (5) …experienced… ………… by
patients.
Safety monitoring of medicines is a continuous (6) …process…., it is
performed (7) ……during ………… clinical trials when medicines are
developed, once medicines are launched and throughout the entire period where
a medicine is available for patients to use. Medicines are often taken by large (8)
…numbers… of people and side effects that are (9) … rare… can sometimes
only be detected once a medicine has been (10) ……marketed ………….