Read the passage and put a cross on the letter of the correct words to use:
While medical scientists are always on the lookout for new and deadly forms of the influenza virus, a few psychologists (1)_____________________started to talk and write about the dangers of a completely different kind of epidemic: affluenza. The word itself is a mixture of “influenza” and “affluent” (2)_________________means wealthy or rich. It describes an unhealthy obsession with money and material possessions.
British psychologist Oliver James (3)____________________has written two books on the subject, defines affluenza as “placing a high value on money, possessions, appearances and fame”. He believes that the condition is more common in English speaking countries (4)___________________in other parts of the world. The reason for this, according to James, is that the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are more obsessed with making money than other nations. This leads to stress and (5)___________________. In support of his theory, James points (6)___________________that people in English speaking countries are twice as likely to suffer mental health problems as people who live in mainland Europe.
Perhaps the most worrying aspect of affluenza is that it is starting to affect people at younger and younger ages. Teenagers and (7)___________________young children, make constant demands for possessions, and become genuinely unhappy if they do not have these things (8)___________________for them. Some experts blame advertising in school; (9)___________________think that Hollywood and TV shows are the cause. The only cure seems to be for parents to spend time (10)____________________their children the value of the other things in life, like friendship, charity and laughter.
1. *
1 điểm
A. will have
B. have
C. had
D. were
2. *
1 điểm
A. who
B. that
C. where
D. which
3. *
1 điểm
A. who
B. that
C. where
D. which
4. *
1 điểm
A. that
B. as
C. for
D. than
5. *
1 điểm
A. unhappy
B. unhappily
C. unhappier
D. unhappiness
6. *
1 điểm
A. up
B. to
C. towards
D. out
7. *
1 điểm
A. even
B. every
C. enough
D. each
8. *
1 điểm
A. to buy
B. buying
C. buy
D. bought
9. *
1 điểm
A. another
B. others
C. each other
D. otherwise
10. *
1 điểm
A. teaching
B. taught
C. to teach
D. teach
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