Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

U.N. Abandons Treaty to Ban Cloning

U.N. diplomats abandoned efforts to draft a treaty that would outlaw human cloning. They will likely settle for a weaker statement, and won’t seek a widespread ban, officials said. The debate began when Italy introduced a document into the UN. to stop any attempt at cloning human life. The Belgians objected to the use of the term “human life” in the document, because they feared it would put a stop to all forms of human cloning.

[1] There is near universal support among the United Nations’ 191 members for a ban on

reproductive cloning-creating cloned babies. [2] Many countries have wrestled over whether to allow cloning for stem cell and other types of research. [3] Indeed, many researchers believe that stem cells could be used to repair nerve tissue or cure diseases, including Alzheimer’s. [4] Stem cells are taken from embryos and cloned, but extracting these cells kills the embryo. Opponents say that this is equal to murder.

Question 50: Which is the best place for the following sentence?
“Another type of cloning is the cause of the controversy.”

A. [l]

B. [2]

C. [3]

D. [4]

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B

Dịch nghĩa: Đâu là vị tri tốt nhất để đặt câu sau?

“Một loại hình nhân bản khác là nguyên nhân gây ra tranh cãi.”

A. [1]                    B. [2]                       C. [3]                              D. [4]

Giải thích: Trước [2], tác giả nói về việc sinh sản, tạo ra trẻ em bằng nhân bản. Phía sau [2] tác giả nói về việc nhân bản tế bào gốc. Như vậy, câu giới thiệu, chuyển chủ đề đã cho đặt ở đây là phù hợp nhất.