Text 1
Woman today show general trend delaying
It is common knowledge that as women get older,
pregnancy becomes a riskier enterprise. Advanced maternal
ages is linked to anumber of developmental disorders in
children, such as Down’s Syndrome. Now, a study has
confirmed that older mothers are more likely to give birth to
child with autism, too. The authors of the epidemiological
study, published February 8 in Autism Research, examined
the parental age of more than 12.000 children with autism and
nearly five million “control” children between 1990 and 1999,
all living in California. The researchers found that mother over
40 had a 51 percent higher risk of having a child with autism
than mother 25 to 29, and a 77 percent higher risk than
mothers under 25.
Autism—a developmental disorder characterized by
impaired social interaction and communicationappears to be
on the rise. The U.S. centers for Disease Control and
Prevention now estimates that as many as one in 110 children
in the U.S. has an autistic spectrum disorders—a group of
developmental disorders including autism, Asperger’s
syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder. The
prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders in California in 2007
was i2 times that from 1987, representing in average annual
growth of 13 percent, according to a report from the California
Department of Developmental Services. Only a fraction of
these extra cases can be explained by changes to diagnostic
criteria and earlier diagnoses.
Maternal age is also increasing in the U.S.A. California-
based study reported a three-fold increase in the number of
births to woman ages 40 to 44 between 1982 and 2004. But
this trend toward delayed child bearing accounted for less than
5 percent of the tctal increase in autism diagnose in California
over the decade. According to the study—a finding that
surprised Janie Shelton, a doctoral student in University of
Califomia Davis’s Department of Public Health Sciences and
the study’s lead author. “I would have expected to see more of
a contnbution, because "age is a risk factor and woman are
having kids later, “she says. Earlier work had suggested that
both maternal and paternal ages are independen-tly associated
with autism risk. But the current study found that paternal
ages is only a risk factor when the mother is under 30.
1. In the text above the writer deals with a topic on .........
A. Prevalence of autism among children
B. Maternal ave and autism in children
C. Possible biological causes of autism
D. Negative ettects of delayed pregnancy
E. Research findings on mental disorders
2. Which of the following according to the text is implied
about autism in children?
A. it is genetically transmitted
B. It makes children antisocial
C. it is getting more infection
D. It was among California children
E. It was not detected until recently
3. It can be conclude from the text that ....
A. A big age difference of parents of 40 years or
beyond may result in autism
B. Several mental disorder can be prevented by having
kids earlier
C.
pregnancy
D. The paternal age only partly explains the cause of
mental disorders among children .
E. The case of autism among children remains a
mystery among scientist
4. Which of the following best discribes the author's
purpose in this study?
A. To reveal the case of autism among children is
prevalent
B. To analyse how delayed pregnancy brings about
autism
C. To make the readers aware of the consequence of
delayed pregnancy
D. To refute comman misconception about the cause
of autism
E. To demonstrate that autism is associated delayed
5. From the information in the first and second paragraphs,
it can be inferred that .........
A. Devetopmental disorders in children are close to
delayed pregnancy
B. Modified diagnosis criteria can detect many cases of
autism
C. Many of the children in the US obviously suffer
from autism
D. Asdperger’s syndrome is not related in any way to
autism
E. Studies on autism have not successfully revealed its
causes
Text 2
Many people now get news from social media sites and
networks. It can often be difficult to tell whether stories
are credible or not. Thus, there has been an increase in
false information. False information is news, stories or
hoaxes is created to deliberately deceive readers.
Usually, these stories are created to either influence
people‘s views, push a political agenda, or cause
confusion.
There are four types of fake information. First, celibate
stories use sensationalist headlines to grab attention at
the expense of truth or accuracy, second, propaganda
are created to mislead audiences. They are also aimed
to promote a biased point of view or particular political
can use. The third type is satire. Lots of websites and
social media accounts publish fake news stories for
entertainment and parody. Fourth, there is sloppy
journalism. Sometimes reporters or journalists may
publish a story with unrealizable information or without
checking all of the facts. All of these types need to be
aware of and avoided by readers.
6. According to the passage, false information is
created to deliberately.....readers.
 A. mislead disease, heart disease and diabetes at bay. The taste
B. betray does not seem to bea significant factor. They are
C. blame amazing anti inflammatory foods and are quite filling
D. dismiss too.
E. disappoint 9. The author would apparently agree that the
7. Based on the passage, the word sloppy in relationship between‘ inflammation and disease in
paragraph 2 means.... paragraph 1 is similar to the phenomenon of....
A. Firms A. salt and high blood pressure
B. Slippery B. anemia and iron deficiency
C. Careless C. water and dehydration
D. Ignorant D. iron and heart disease
E. Convincing E. sugar and energy
8. To produce reliable information, journalist.... 10. Which sentence is not relevant to the topic
double check all of the facts they have discussed in paragraph 4?
A. would A. sentence (1)
B. could B. sentence (2)
C. might C. sentence (3)
D. must D. sentence (4)
E. shall E. sentence (5)
11. The author describes anti-inflammatory foods that
Text 3 can reduce the amount of food taken in
Inflammation is actually a defense mechanism in paragraphs ....
our body, and helps in fighting against injuries and A. 1 and 2
infections. However, chronic inflammation is known to B. 1 and 3
result in weight gain and disease, in addition to making C. 2 and 3
us prone to cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. There are D. 2 and 5
several anti inflammatory foods we can eat to keep E. 3 and 5
disease at bay.
Broccoli is one to mention. It is extremely
nutritious vegetable known to lower the risk of
developing cardiovascular disease. It is also packed with
calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium. We can
incorporate broccoli in soups and salads, or stir fry it
with other veggies and season them up with salt and
pepper for a filling dish.
It may not be familiar to us that eating berries
helps our body produce natural killer cells. Also, berries
are loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber.
Blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries are
easy to eat, and are powerful anti-inflammatory foods;
they are also good for our heart health.
(1) Olive oil is beneficial for our health in multiple
ways. (2) it is known for its cheap price. (3) Being a key
ingredient in Mediterranean cooking, olive oil is known
to lower cholesterol and promote heart health. (4) This
is because it is rich in mono saturated fats. "These types
of fats are good for our body.
Fatty fish are an excellent source of omega-3 fats.
We can have salmon, sardines and even anchovies.
Plus, they also give us a protein boost and keep kidney