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Every year in spring millions of people all over the world suffer from asthma. Asthma is an illness (26) ______________narrows the breathing passages. As a result, not enough air can enter and leave your lungs. According to WHO, over 230 million people around the world are suffering from asthma. Among children it is the most chronic disease. While asthma occurs in almost all countries, asthma-related deaths happen mainly in the poorer countries of the Third World.

In America over 25 million people and 7 million children develop asthma every year. The disease is more common among African Americans.The death (27) ______________among this group is five times as high as among whites.

WHO warns that asthma rates are increasing (28) ______________50% every ten years. Asthma also causes a loss of business and does damage to the economy because many people stay at home when they are ill.

Doctors are not sure what causes asthma. Some argue that environmental influences are the main factors; (29) ______________, some doctors claim that genes are also responsible for asthma. Almost half of the parents who suffer from asthma will also (30) ______________it on to their children. 70% of all people who have asthma also suffer from allergies, when the body reacts in an unusual way towards mostly harmless substances.

Điền vào ô số 28

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(A) Almost of trees in (B) this garden had (C) to be cut down and burned (D) as a result of the storm.

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I saw (A) the men, the women and (B) the cattle (C) which (D) went to the field.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

When our rent increased from $100 to $200 a month, we protested against such a tremendous increase.

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The whole building collapsed, but fortunately there were no______________.

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His dog was so fierce that nobody would visit him.

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She was ill for six weeks and______________ with her schoolwork.

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Genetically, the chimpanzee is more similar to humans______________

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If you're too______________, other people will take advantage of you.

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My decision to leave university______________after two years is one I now regret.

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(A) There was (B) a very interesting news (C) on the radio this morning (D) about the earthquake in Mexico.

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Nam wants to buy a new motorbike, so he starts setting aside a small part of his monthly earnings.

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Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you're not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it's important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.

Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don't worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest.

According to the writer, it is best to go cycling______________.

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Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you're not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it's important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.

Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don't worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest.

All forms of exercise must be started______________.

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"I’m sorry for being late again." said Mai.

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 questions.

Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you're not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it's important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask for his/her advice.

Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don't worry that if you begin to lose your breath, it could be dangerous and there must be something wrong with your heart. This is simply not true; shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a rest.

People with back problems might go cycling because______________.