READING COMPREHENSION TEST

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Drug abuse
Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive
drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those
around them. Drug addiction is a brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to
changes in the structure and function of the brain. Although it is true that for most
people the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary, over time the changes in the brain
caused by repeated drug abuse can impair a person's self-control and ability to make
sound decisions, and at the same time create an intense impulse to take drugs.
It is because of these changes in the brain that it is so challenging for a person to
stop abusing drugs. Fortunately, there are treatments that help people to counteract
addiction's powerful disruptive effects and regain control of their lives. Research shows
that combining addiction treatment medications, when appropriate, with behavioral
therapy is the best way to ensure success for most patients. Treatment approaches that
are tailored to each patient's drug abuse patterns and any concurrent medical,
psychiatric, and social problems can help achieve sustained recovery and a life without
drugs.
As with other chronic diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, or heart disease, drug
addiction can be managed effectively. Yet, it is not uncommon for a person to relapse
and begin abusing drugs again. Relapse does not signal failure; rather, it indicates that
treatment should be reinstated or adjusted, or that alternate treatment is needed to help
the person regain control and recover.
Souce: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/drug-abuse-addiction#1

1. The word reinstated is closest in meaning to

A. state
B. insist
C. restore
D. involve

2. The word relapse in line 17 is closest in meaning to

A. redo
B. break down
C. take
D. treatment
3. The word It in line 18 refers to
A. drug abuse
A. drug taker
B. relapse
C. treatment

4. According to the passage, which organ in our body is affected directly by drug?

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 A. heart
B. brain
C. liver
D. external skin

5. According to the passage, why is it difficult to stop drug abuse?

A. prices of drug
B. changes in brain
C. effect of drug
D. chemical in drug

6. According to the passage, which of the following ways is the best treatment for drug
abuse?
A. medication with behavioral therapy
B. drug restrain
C. supports from family and friends
D. rehabilitation center for drug addicts

7. According to the passage, which of the following diseases is not related to drug?
A. Diabetes
B. Cirrhosis
C. Asthma
D. Heart Disease

8. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a cause of repeating drug
abuse?
A. damage a person's self-control
B. weaken ones ability to make sound decisions
C. create an intense impulse to take drugs
D. involuntary shaking

9. What is the main topic of the second paragraph?

A. the diseases related to drugs
B. general information of drugs
C. how drug affect humans body.
D. the treatment of drug

10. What is the main topic of paragraph 3?

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 A. diseases related to drug
B. drug treatment
C. the causes of drug
D. the effects of drug

Greenland ice loss

The five-year OMG campaign studies the glaciers and ocean along Greenland's
27,000-mile coastline. Its goal is to find out where and how fast seawater is melting the
glacial ice. Most of the coastline and seafloor around the ice sheet had never been
surveyed, so the 2016 flights alone expanded scientists' knowledge of Greenland
significantly. Future years of data collection will reveal the rate of change around the
island.

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 The water circulating close around the Greenland Ice Sheet is like a cold river
floating atop a warm, salty ocean. The top 600 feet (200 meters) of colder water is
relatively fresh and comes from the Arctic. Below that is saltwater from the south, 6 to 8
degrees Fahrenheit (3 to 4 degrees Celsius) warmer than the fresher water above. The
layers don't mix much because freshwater weighs less than saltwater, so it stays afloat.

If a glacier reaches the ocean where the seafloor is shallow, the ice interacts with
frigid freshwater and melts slowly. Conversely, if the seafloor in front of a glacier is deep,
the ice spills into the warm subsurface layer of saltwater and may melt relatively rapidly.
Satellite remote sensing can't see below the surface to discern the depth of the seafloor
or study the layers of water. OMG makes these measurements with shipboard and
airborne instruments.

Source: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2549/nasa-uci-reveal-new-details-of-greenland-ice-loss/

11. The word circulating in line 17 is closest in meaning to

A. sphere
B. circumstance
C. circuit
D. flow

12. The word discern in line 15 is closest in meaning to

A. concern
B. vision
C. observe
D. study

13. The word it in line 11 refers to

A. saltwater
B. freshwater
C. ice
D. glacier

14. According to the passage, what is the purpose of the campaign?

A. to discover new land

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 B. to protect and conserve animals living in Greenland
C. to find out where and how fast seawater is melting the glacier ice
D. to stop glacier from melting

15. According to the passage, why dont seawater and freshwater mix together?

A. because of the difference of temperature

B. because freshwater is lighter than saltwater
C. because freshwater on the surface always flows
D. because the freshwater weighs more

16. According to the passage, what was the cause of the melt of glacier?

A. human acts
B. reaches the ocean and interact with freshwater
C. warmth of seawater
D. ice crash

17. According to the passage, glacier melted faster in ________ seafloor

A. shallow
B. deep
C. moving
D. still

18. According to the passage, what is the temperature of saltwater from the south?

A. 2 - 4 degrees Fahrenheit
B. -2 - 0 degrees Fahrenheit
C. 6 - 8 degrees Fahrenheit
D. 10 - 12 degrees Fahrenheit

19. What is the main topic of the second paragraph?

A. the cause of melted glacier

B. layer of seawater
C. the effect of melted glacier
D. the purpose of OMG

20. What is the main topic of paragraph 1

A. OMG campaign
B. how humans acts affect the melt of glacier
C. temperature of the ocean

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D. Geographical feature of glacier