Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.Alzheimer's disease impairs a person's ability to recall memories, both distant and as recent as a few hours before. Although there is not yet a cure for the illness, there may be hope for a cure with a protein called nerve growth factor. The protein is produced by nerve cells in the same region of the brain where Alzheimer's occurs.Based on this relationship, scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden and the University of California at San Diego designed an experiment to test whether doses of nerve growth factor could reverse the effects of memory loss caused by Alzheimer's. Using a group of rats with impaired memory, the scientists gave half of the rats doses of nerve growth factor while giving the other half a blood protein as a placebo, thus creating a control group. At the end of the four-week test, the rats given the nerve growth factor performed equally to rats with normal memory abilities. While the experiments do not show that nerve growth factor can stop the general process of deterioration caused by Alzheimer's, they do show potential as a means to slowing the process significantly.
Câu 1: With what topic is this passage mainly concerned?
A. nerve growth factor as a cure for Alzheimer's
B. the use of rats as experimental subjects
C. impaired memory of patients
D. cures for Alzheimer's disease
Câu 2: The word "impairs" in line 1 is most similar to which of the following?
A. diminishes
B. destroys
C. enhances
D. affects
Câu 3: According to the passage, where is nerve growth factor produced in the body?
A. in red blood cells in the circulatory system
B. in the pituitary gland
C. in nerve cells in the brain
D. in nerve cells in the spinal column
Câu 4: Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
A. Though unsuccessful, the experiments did show some benefits derived from nerve growth factor.
B. More work needs to be done to understand the effects of nerve growth factor.
C. The experiments did not show any significant benefits from nerve growth factor.
D. Alzheimer's disease is deadly.
Câu 5: The passage most closely resembles which of the following patterns of organization?
A. alphabetical order
B. statement and illustration
C. cause and effect
D. chronological order
Câu 6: Which of the following could best replace the word "potential" in bold in paragraph 2?
A. capability
B. creativity
C. dependability
D. stability
Câu 7: The relationship between nerve growth factor and a protein is similar to the relationship between Alzheimer's and _______.
A. a disease
B. forgetfulness
C. a cancer
D. a cure
A.
B.
C.
D.