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 48: The phrase “universal support” means _______.
A. every country is against the issue
B. every country is for the issue
C. there are equal numbers for and against the issue
D. none of the answers
Đáp án B
Dịch nghĩa. Cụm từ “universal support” - sự ủng hộ của toàn thế giới nghĩa là ___________.
A. mọi quốc gia đều phản đối vấn đề này
B. mọi quốc gia đều đồng ý với vấn đề này
C. số ủng hộ tương đương số phản đối
D. không đáp án nào đúng
Giải thích:
support - ủng hộ
be for something: ủng hộ, tán thành
To be against something: phản đối, không tán thành